HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2329A Resolution
Opposing Legislative Riders That
Would Undermine the Wright Amendment
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WHEREAS the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth together developed
D/FW International Airport and are the joint owners of the airport; and
WHEREAS this jointly owned airport was developed after the federal
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to
develop a joint airport and halt operations at their individua{ airports, Greater
Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth and Love Field in Dallas, after
concluding the efforts by Dallas and Fort Worth to develop large separate
airports in their respective cities would risk public safety increase congestion,
and reduce the total amount of airline traffic that could come to north Texas; and
WHEREAS the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth agreed (as a covenant in
the D/FW Bond Ordinance) to phase out all certificated air carrier service at their
other airports including Greater Southwest Intemational Airport and Love Field,
and to optimize development of D/FW International Airport; and
WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth closed the Greater Southwest
International Airport in reliance on this agreement and the City of Dallas agreed
to halt certificated air carrier service at Love Field to develop D/FW International
Airport; and
WHEREAS more than $2 billion in bonds have been issued under the
terms of the D/FW Bond Ordinance and hundreds of millions in contracts have
been signed in reliance on this ordinance and
WHEREAS the Wright Amendment was enacted to affirm the focal
decisions made by the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to develop DIFW
Intemational Airport and still permit some very limited operations at Love Field
and
WHEREAS changes to the Wright Amendment could undermine the
arrangements made by both the cities, open a flood of litigation between bond
holders, contract holders and airlines that operate at D/FW International Airport;
decrease the efficiency and viability of D/FW International Airport; and
potentially risk public safety
CITY OF FORT WORTH
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS
THAT Congress should not include legislative riders on appropriations
bills that would have the effect of undermining the Wright Amendment and
threatening air travel to north Texas and
THAT the Senate should accede to the House during the conference
committee regarding the Transportation Appropriation legislation and should
remove the legislative rider that would have the effect of undermining the Wright
Amendment.
ADOPTED this~___~_day of August, 1997
Kenneth Barr
Mayor
ATTEST
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Alice Church
City Secretary
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