19800304 r-80-9RESOLUTION NO. R-80-9
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE BRAULT AMENDMENT TO
HOUSE BILL 631
WHEREAS, H.B. 631, as passed by the Virginia House of Delegates, pro-
vides for a regional four percent retail tax on gasoline to provide a "stable
and reliable" source of revenue for financing Metro, and
WHEREAS, the House-passed Bill provides that ali revenues derived from
the tax shall be paid directly to NVTC for payment of the regions Metro
deficit, and
WHEREAS, under the aforesaid structure, Fairfax City would, next year,
generate approximately 1.3 million dollars in tax receipts while having a
al liability of only $600,000 in transit subsidies, under the existing
cost allocation formula, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Fairfax to participate in the
regional mass transportation program, without unduly subsidizing other juris-
dictions, and
WHEREAS, Senator Brault has introduced an amendment to HB 631, in the
nature of a substitute, which provides for a split of the proceeds of the
four percent tax between NVTC and the collecting jurisdiction, with the pro-
vision that each jurisdiction shall utilize the tax revenues, first for its
remaining mass transit obligations, if any, and then for other transportation
needs, and
WHEREAS, Senator BraUlt's amendment substantially addresses the concern
of the City regarding the undue subsidization, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Fairfax City Council endorses Senator Brault's
amendment, in the nature of a substitute to HB 631, and respectfully commends
it to the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates for favorable action.
Adopted: March 4, 1980.
Mayor.
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