HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-677 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
Resolution No . 81/677
Continued Funding
for Amtrak
WHEREAS the present Administration's $613 Million
Funding Proposal for Amtrak means that all trains outside
the Northeast Corridor will cease operating on October 1,
1981; and
WHEREAS Amtrak's obligations for Fiscal Year
1982 total $420 million, even if no trains run, but a budget
of $853 million would keep the entire system running, and
WHEREAS Amtrak patronage continues to climb and
would grow even more if carrying capacity were increased,
and
WHEREAS trains provide greater fuel economy than
any other means of public transportation; and
WHEREAS California sorely needs the trains now
running, and also needs an overnight train from Sacramento
to Los Angeles via the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS after ten years Amtrak finally has new and
more reliable equipment on all western routes, and should be
given a chance to prove itself;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Supervisors of Contra Costa County, State of California,
urges the President and the Congress to maintain Amtrak
service at the present level at least, and also urges the
public to continue patronage of Amtrak to demonstrate clearly
the need for rail transportation.
PASSED by the Board on June 16, 1981 by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak
Torlakson
NOES. None
ABSENT: Supervisor Powers
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said
Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors
cc. President Reagan affixed this 16th day of June, 1981
Senator S . I. Hayakawa
Senator Alan Cranston J. R. OLSSON, Clerk
Congressman R. V. Uel.lums
Congressman G. Miller
County Administrator ,�
Acting Public Works Director By1 , Deputy Clerk
Public Information Officer
Cities in Contra Costa County
RESOLUTION NO. 81/677