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<br /> 15 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 1991- 40R <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br /> MARCOS, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL <br /> 1573 TO INCREASE REVENUES TO THE TEXAS LOCAL PARK <br /> FUND; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> WHEREAS, the Texas Local Park Fund has provided <br /> matching funds which have afforded public parks, recreation <br /> facilities, and tourism resources in local communities <br /> statewide; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the current revenues accruing to the fund <br /> through the one penny per pack tax on cigarettes are wholly <br /> inadequate to meet the outdoor recreational needs of citizens <br /> and guests of Texas; and, <br /> WHEREAS, due to the shortage of funds, one-half of <br /> all grant applications are denied funding, and indoor <br /> recreation center development remains ineligible for matching <br /> grant funding; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos <br /> recognizes the critical importance of the Texas Local Park <br /> Fund to the future of our community and the State of Texas; <br /> now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: <br /> PART 1. That the City of San Marcos hereby <br /> supports the passage of House Bill 1573. <br /> PART 2. That the City of San Marcos hereby calls <br /> on the Seventy-Second Legislature and the Governor of Texas <br /> to approve House Bill 1573, authored by Representative <br /> Oliveira, which doubles revenues to the Texas Local Park <br /> Fund, defines indoor recreation centers as eligible for grant <br /> assistance and establishes a Texas Local Park Fund Trust. <br /> PART 3. That this Resolution shall be in full <br /> force and effect immediately from and after its passage. <br /> ADOPTED this the April , 1991. <br /> M.~ <br /> M. Morris <br /> At,t.eu't: <br /> tJ). . rt!Ø! ,) <br /> "Y--;'t{/1W . 1/ ." f\{jþJ&~ <br /> Ja4iis K. Womack <br /> City Secretary <br />