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Approved by City Council on December 17, 2024 <br /> reclaimed water; encourage protection and preservation of spring <br /> flows supporting the pristine San Marcos River; protect the City's <br /> investment in water infrastructure for current and future use; <br /> sustain the goals of the Alliance Regional Water Authority <br /> (formally the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency); and promote <br /> and develop alternative energy sources. <br /> • Support legislation that provides funding incentives to promote <br /> cooperative planning of wastewater treatment plants, ensuring <br /> guidance on regionalization by TCEQ is codified in statute, while <br /> preserving the City's discretion to determine its ability to serve. <br /> Transportation <br /> • Support legislative action to increase, while protecting the <br /> environment, funding for better connectivity and to better keep <br /> pace with the City's priority infrastructure repair, maintenance <br /> and construction needs for air, highway, transit, pedestrian, and <br /> rail transportation. <br /> • Support legislative action that would allow for greater flexibility <br /> by cities to fund local transportation projects. <br /> • Oppose legislation or rules that would erode the authority of a <br /> city to be adequately compensated for the use of its rights-of- <br /> ways. <br /> • Support legislative action to fund the San Marcos Regional <br /> Airport. <br /> Electricity <br /> • Support legislation to ensure the state's electrical grid is reliable <br /> and costs are fairly distributed. <br /> • Support legislative action that allows municipally owned electric <br /> utilities to better provide reliable and safe electricity at <br /> reasonable prices while supporting local communities. <br /> • Support legislation that preserves the authority of municipally <br /> owned utilities in cities with populations under 100,000 to make <br /> payments or contributions to their general funds, supporting <br /> essential municipal services such as public safety, roads, parks, <br /> libraries, and other community services, while respecting legal <br /> requirements for fund use. <br /> Education <br /> 4 <br />