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<br /> <br />~~ <br />.,' ~A <br />o,O~ <br />~I/I (l~,f ~~'b <br />CV1-'b '1 ~ ~~ <br />. ~a e? ""'~ <br />~I' c?-i3> <br />~ <br /> <br />. A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CREATION <br />OF THE NETMOB (NETMOB) REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORI <br /> <br />/1), 06-1 <br /> <br />No. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Texas has asked the local community to help shoulder the financial <br />burden of building transportation improvement projects; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Texas voters approved Proposition 15 in November 2001, allowing the creation of <br />Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA's). In June 2002, the Texas Department of Transportation <br />(TxDOT) adopted 43 Tex. Admin. Code, 26.01, a set of rules for the creation and operation of <br />an RMA, which now have been codified by the Legislature as Chapter 370 of the Transportation <br />Code; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, RMA's have the ability to undertake many types of transportation improvement <br />projects, including: turnpikes, passenger and freight rail, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, <br />Interrnodal hubs, and border inspection stations; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 4-laning of SH 24 is only partially complete, despite the assistance of TxDOT <br />and the Texas Transportation Commission, and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a project now requires regional support and assistance to continue its development; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the TxDOT plan for to solve mobility problems and for the faster completion of <br />transportation projects with additional money to get the job done right is focused on 5 goals: <br />reduce congestion, enhance safety, expand economic opportunity, improve air quality, and <br />increase the value of transportation assets, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the counties of Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar have embraced these five TxDOT <br />goals as common goals for transportation improvement projects consisting of SH 24. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT HUNT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COURT: <br /> <br />1. Supports the formation of the NETMOB Regional Mobility Authority (NETMOB). <br /> <br />2. Authorizes the Hunt County Judge to execute a petition to the Texas Transportation <br />Commission to fonn NETMOB, and that the Petition will contain all the elements <br />required by law, including: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hunt County Commissioners' Court Resolution <br />i-y;.I.)V' _ .....( <br />GR'CE.N\Ji\..\J'" . <br />)~~ U % 1001 <br /> <br />o c.:C~ 'C 'i \ j :~.~ ,f . <br />\\ t:,..t ......- <br /> <br />TRUE AND CORRECT <br />COpy OF ORIGINAL <br />AlED IN HUNT <br />COUNlY CLERK-S OfftCE <br /> <br />.r'..~...._.,.. <br />