10-R367
2010 -- H 7497
Enacted 06/25/10
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
MEMORIALIZING
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE
Introduced By: Representatives Walsh, Handy, Ferri, Ruggiero, and M Rice
Date Introduced: February 23, 2010
WHEREAS,
public transit services that contribute to the fabric of the
state and to the health, welfare, and
safety of the people of the state; and
WHEREAS, Transportation
infrastructure and public transit services continue to evolve
and can play increasingly important roles in the future;
and
WHEREAS, All Rhode
Islanders can benefit from curtailed energy consumption, from
multiple mobility options offered to people in their
communities, and from activity centers linked
to the people who use and benefit from them; and
WHEREAS, Pedestrian
access and safety are crucial to supporting public transit services;
and
WHEREAS, Increased use
of bicycles and pedestrian sidewalks can reduce energy
consumption, reduce emission of greenhouse gas pollution, and
reduce rising levels of obesity
among Rhode Islanders; and
WHEREAS,
complete streets, planning for increased and improved public
transit facilities and options, and
developing plans for an expanded twenty-first century
transportation infrastructure; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
The this General Assembly of the State of
Plantations
hereby urges
States Congress to
co-sponsor, support, and vote in favor of the following bills pending in the
Congress of the
Complete
Streets Act of 2009 (S-584 and H.R. 1443), a bill that provides that
Federal funding flowing to
states for roads and transit be spent in compliance
with “Complete Streets” principles which ensure that the
safety and convenience
of all users of a transportation system, including
pedestrians, bicyclists, public
transit users, children, older individuals, motorists, and
individuals with
disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning
and
development. The bill allows appropriate exceptions, including if
the cost of
such accommodation is excessive.
Transportation Policy and Planning Act 2009 (S-1036), a bill that would
establish national transportation performance targets such as
reducing
transportation-generated carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent by 2030; and
increasing public transit and inter-city rail. The bill also
provides significant help
to states and municipalities in reaching these targets.
National
Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 (H.R. 2724), a bill that would
create national transportation performance targets including
the reduction of per
capita vehicle miles traveled by 16 percent and
transportation-generated carbon
dioxide levels by 40 percent, and would provide guidance,
assistance, and
funding to states and municipalities to meet those goals.
Clean,
Low-Emission, Affordable New Transportation Efficiency Act (CLEAN-
TEA) (S-575; H.R. 1329), a
bill that would earmark 10 percent of the proceeds of
any EPA-administered auction of greenhouse gas allowances
for public-transit-
related projects aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse
gases. The bill also
requires metropolitan areas of over 200,000 people (and allows
metropolitan
areas of under 200,000) to develop 10-year plans for
substantial reductions of
greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and
provides Federal
funding to support implementation of the plans; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
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