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CC Resolution No. 1021 1824 RESOLUTION NO. 1021 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE CREATION OF TRUST FUNDS FOR THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF . WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Fund was established to provide a predictable and steady source of monies for critical land acquisitions in national parks , forests, recreation and wildlife areas, and matching grants to states and localities for recreation planning, acquisitions and the development and protection of open spaces; WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Fund was established to identify, plan for , protect and restore unique historic resources; WHEREAS, $1,416,571.00 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been spent in Baytown to acquire and develop local parks; WHEREAS, now more than ever , continued park land acquisition and development and the protection of our historic resources is needed in Texas, yet appropriations to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Historic Preservation Fund have decreased significantly over the past few years; WHEREAS, decreased funding levels of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Historic Preservation Fund have seriously diminished the ability to acquire and develop needed park land and facilities and to protect valuable historical resources in Texas; WHEREAS, the President' s Commission on Americans Outdoors has recommended the conversion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Historic Preservation Fund into self-sustaining, endowed trusts thereby creating a better and consistent funding mechanism to meet the needs of parkland acquisition and development and historical preservation; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS : Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas , finds it most essential to support and promote the creation of trust funds for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Historic Preservation Fund to provide a better and consistent mechanism to provide needed funding for the acquisition and development of parklands and the protection of our historical resources . 1825 Section 2: That the City of Baytown, Texas, calls upon its elected leadership in Washington, D.C. , to pass necessary legislation to create self-sustaining, endowed trusts for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Historic Preservation Fund. Section 3: 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 26th day of May, 1988. -44�� (_xzolz� E TT 0. HUTTO, Mayor ATTEST: _ZLS"� /0�' Z_�/� EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk RANDALL B. STRONG, City A rney C:1 :6 :13