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RESOLUTION NO. 923
A RESOLUTION OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL, BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW TEXAS WATER
PLAN AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 1985 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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WHEREAS, rapid economic expansion and population growth are taxing the
state's existing water resources to their limits; and to meet the current and
mid-term needs of the state will require the construction of at least 44 new
reservoirs, 200 major wastewater treatment systems and scores of large-scale
flood-control projects; and
WHEREAS, city governments, which historically have borne the major part of
the responsibility for financing water resource facilities, will be required to carry an
even greater share in the future due to reductions in federal aid; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative cost of the water resource facilities that need to
be provided between now and the year 2030 could approach $100 billion -- an
amount that far exceeds the ability of local governments to finance without state
assistance; and
WHEREAS, the 1985 Texas Legislature approved a new proposed Texas Water
Plan that, upon voter adoption, will establish a sound methodology for addressing the
state's diverse water problems, and create a major new role for state government in
helping finance the solutions to those problems; and
WHEREAS, the new Texas Water Plan will appear on the November 5, 1985
statewide constitutional amendments ballot as Amendments 1 and 2 and, if adopted,
would;
( 1 ) Create a $40 million state fund to guarantee water
resource bonds issued by municipal governments , thus
saving city taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in
interest costs;
( 2 ) Allocate $400 million in funding for state
participation in the cost of oversize capacity of
reservoirs and other facilities that exceed immediate
local requirements , thus alleviating short - term
financial strains on local governments ;
( 3) Authorize the issuance of $580 million in state bonds
to be used for loans to cities and other local
governments , including $190 million for water supply
facilities , $190 million for wastewater projects and
$200 million for flood-control facilities ; and
( 4) Establish a state loan fund to assist farmers with the
purchase of water-efficient irrigation equipment , and
provide state financing for agricultural water
conservation research programs ; and
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WHEREAS, state legislation that will be implemented upon adoption of
Amendments 1 and 2 would enhance the preservation of the state's water resources
by establishing safeguards for bays and estuarine areas; providing incentives for
water conservation; and by authorizing the creation of voter-approved mechanisms to
protect underground water supplies; and
WHEREAS, voter adoption of Amendments 1 and 2 is essential to insure the
state's future wellbeing and the continued prosperity of Texas cities; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, supports
the New Texas Water Plan and endorses Amendments No. 1 and 2, and urges their
adoption by the citizens of Baytown at the November 5th constitutional amendments
election.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 10th day of October, 1985.
4MME T O. UTT , Mayor
ATTEST:
LEE P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
ANDALL B. SURONG, C' Attorney