0043M
RESOLUTION NO. 43
A RESOLUTION`OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA PETITIONING
CONGRESS TO MORE EQUITABLY APPORTION FUNDS
FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Federal Highway Act
of 19562 the apportionment of funds to the several states
to construct the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways is made as follows: 1/2 in the ratio which the
population of each state bears to the total population of
all the states as shown by the latest available Federal
Census, provided that no state shall receive less than 3/4
of 1 per centum of the money so apportioned, and 1/2 in the
manner now provided by law for the apportionment of funds
for the Federal -Aid Pr'.imary System which is based 1/3 on
area, 1/3 on population and 1/3 on post road or rural de-
livery mileage; and
WHEREAS, California's gas tax payments.to the Federal
Treasury approximate 10% -of the nation's total, but under
above formula we receive back .only 5.7%; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Act of 1956 provides that
apportionment of funds to the several states for the fiscal,
year 1960 through 1969 inclusive shall ba in the ratio which
the estimated cost of completing the Interstate System in
each state bears to the sum of estimated cost of completing
the system in all of the States (this formula is referi-ed
to as the "Needs Formula"); and
AREAS, the Act further provides that the Secretary
of Commerce shall submit to the Senate and House.of Repre-
sentatives within 10 days subsequent to January 2, 1958 a
detailed estimate of the cost of completing Interstate
System; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that Congress by concurrent
resolution give approval of such estimate of costs before
the Secretary of Commerce may make use of the approved needs
formula in making apportionment for subsequent years; and
WHEREAS, the acute highway problems in California
demand a larger allocation of these Federal funds so as
to allow freeways to be built mors quickly to handle the
greater traffic loads brought on by our tremendous popula-
tion increases --constant migrations from other states--
with attendant increase in motor vehicles of 348,254 in
1956 over 1955 --equal to 29,000 additional cars every
month on our highways --and to alleviate the presently con-
gested freeways and lessen the number of accidents,
NOW,,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of
Rolling Hills hereby petitions Congress to enact at the
1958 session the necessary concurrent resolution authoriz-
ing the Secretary of Commerce to apportion funds among -the
several states for the construction and completion of the
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the
ratio which the estimated cost of completing the system
in each state bears to the sum of the estimated cost of
r�
completing the system in all of the states as provided
in subsection (d) of Section 108 of the Federal -Aid
Highway Act of 1956.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this resolution
be sent to each Senator and Congressman of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of
November, 1957.
ATTEST:
u; Ci y dlerk . ..
�i
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
tCr
y Attorne
1
IZ