Bill Text: TX SR421 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2011, as Texas Transit Association Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [SR421 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR421-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Transit Association are | ||
| visiting the State Capitol on March 2, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1986 to promote public transportation, | ||
| the Texas Transit Association is a nonprofit professional | ||
| corporation composed of eight metropolitan transit authorities, | ||
| 30 small urban transit districts, and 39 rural transit districts | ||
| from throughout Texas, with public and private entities from | ||
| across the country holding associate membership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Transit Association promotes public | ||
| transportation through its monthly newsletter and its annual | ||
| conference and expo; in 2002, the association created the Texas | ||
| Transit Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization whose | ||
| mission is to promote public transportation, conduct research on | ||
| public policy and other issues, and provide professional | ||
| development opportunities for those involved in the public | ||
| transportation industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The work of this notable organization benefits | ||
| many Texans who rely on public transportation as their primary | ||
| means of getting to work, school, medical appointments, and | ||
| myriad other activities; communities also profit immeasurably | ||
| from public transportation in terms of job creation and the | ||
| reduction of traffic and environmental impact, thereby enhancing | ||
| quality of life for residents; moreover, public transportation | ||
| systems are integral to a community's ability to deal with | ||
| disasters, as evidenced by their vital assistance to victims of | ||
| Hurricanes Gustav and Ike; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Public transportation makes it possible for a | ||
| host of Americans to engage more fully in life, even as it fosters | ||
| economic development, more livable communities, and cleaner air, | ||
| and for more than two decades the Texas Transit Association has | ||
| supported the needs of the state's public transportation systems | ||
| through advocacy and education; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby designate March 2, 2011, as Texas Transit | ||
| Association Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Williams | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 2, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
