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WHEREAS, the Congress has enacted legislation creating programs to
dispense federal funds to local governments; and,
WHEREAS, the federal funds have been dispensed to local governments
through the block grant and the categorical, block grant processes; and,
01'\VTIMMA,.? 31 is the preference of the City of Fort Worth that such
funds be dispensed through formula grants such as revenue sharing and com-
munity development block grants; and,
WHEREAS, the categorical process which dispenses such funds as
UDAG, UMTA, EDA and other similar discretionary grants are the least effec-
tive because of the cost of qualifying applicants and administering such
grants; and,
WHEREAS, gross inequities are inherent in the subjective decisions
required to authorize such grants; and,
WHEREAS, such grants do long-term damage to local governments by
forcing the national debt higher and by competing in credit markets, thereby
harming the local government's ability to provide service; and,
WHEREAS, categorical grants such as UDAG and EDA often subsidize
free enterprise projects; thereby creating unfair competition in the market
place,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of Congress and
other interested parties be advised that the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, adopts the following position:
That Congress enact legislation which eliminates all catego-
rical grants for the reasons heretofore mentioned:
That Fort Worth's Congressional Representatives are urged to
use all means at their disposal to achieve an end to the
categorical grant process immediately; and,
That Congress use the savings accrued from the immediate
curtailment of the categorical grant process to reduce the
federal deficit; and,
FUTHERMORE, WHEREAS, the expenditures for national defense consumes
a major portion of federal revenues and consequently drives the national debt
higher; and,
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WHEREAS, major defense procurement programs can and should be
spread over additional years to reduce its annual impact on the federal
budget and accompanying deficits; and,
WHEREAS, the reduction of federal deficits are in the best interest
of citizens of the City of Fort Worth,. and the nation as a whole,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of Congress and
other interested parties be advised that the City Council of Fort Worth,
Texas, adopts the following position:
That Congress enact legislation which will spread the pro-
curement of major defense programs over additional years and
v thereby reducing the annual impact of defense expenditures
on the federal budget; and,
O That Congress use the resulting savings to reduce the
federal deficits.
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