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A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without higher
taxes by requiring gasoline sales taxes we already pay be used to improve mass transit, highways
and local roads; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 is based on the principle that taxes paid at the pump should be
used for transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, with our neglected transportation system needing attention, California has the
third worst deteriorated roads in the nation, and more than 6000 of our bridges and overpasses are
structurally deficient or no longer meet highway safety standards or design standards; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will provide a stable and ongoing funding source of
transportation funding that will make it possible to plan for our future transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will guarantee funds to every city and county to help fix
potholes, repair dangerous road conditions and improve safety of children walking or biking to
school; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help speed up highway safety and traffic relief projects.
and expand and improve mass transit systems; and
WHEREAS, all Proposition 42 projects will be subject to an annual audit and standard
accounting practices to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget; and
WHEREAS, by speeding up transportation projects thousands of new construction and other
jobs will be created, our economy will be stimulated, and every dollar invested in our highways will
result in almost six times that in economic benefits.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
supports the passage of Proposition 42.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, this 8'h day of January, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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