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f RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PRIORITY DIESEL FUEL ALLOCATION �-
TO SURFACE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND RECOMMENDING PRIORITY
GASOLINE ALLOCATIONS FOR SURFACE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Public Transportation Advisory Committee and the
Fort Worth City Council are concerned with the availability of energy for local
transportation; and,
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Public Transportation Advisory Committee has
expressed its concern for the need to allocate fuel to all forms of public
transportation on a priority basis through formal resolution on December 13,
1979; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Regulatory Administration proposes to indefinitely
extend Special Rule No. 9, which provides special allocations of middle distill-
ates to surface passenger mass transportation; to include vanpools in the
definition of surface passenger mass transportation; and to include taxicab and
vanpool motor gasoline distributors as priority users as listed in the Federal
Register, Vol. 44, No. 204, October 19,1979, pp. 60307-60310; and
WHEREAS, Special Rule No. 9 would assure surface passenger mass transporta-
tion, including commuter bus, intercity bus, school bus, charter bus, taxicabs,
and vanpools of eight or more persons in 8 to 15 adult passenger vehicle, of 100
percent of current diesel fuel requirements; and,
WHEREAS, Special Rule No. 9 would provide surface passenger mass transport-
ation with 100 percent of base period motor gasoline and not assume 100 percent
of current requirements; and,
WHEREAS, almost all school bus, taxicab, and vanpool operations in the Fort
Worth-Dallas area utilize motor gasoline; and,
WHEREAS, a reduction in the capabilities of mass transportation in the Fort
Worth-Dallas area could have a detrimental impact on local mobility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT' RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Section 1. That the Fort Worth City Council does hereby support the
indefinite extension of Special Rule No. 9 providing 100
percent of current diesel fuel needs for surface passenger
mass transportation and commends the Economic Regulatory
Administration for its foresightedness in pursuing this
program; and,
Section 2. That the Fort Worth City Council does hereby strongly
recommend that all surface passenger mass transportation be
allowed to receive 100 percent of current motor gasoline
requirements instead of the 100 percent of base period usage
as proposed in Special Rule No. 9; and,
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Section 3. That the Fort Worth City Council does hereby request the
Economic Regulatory Administration to pursue the necessary
modifications of Special Rule No. 9 to achieve the intended
effect of this resolution.
Signed by:
Woodi.e Woods, Mayor
City of Fort Worth
Recommended by:
Rachel Gooch, Chairman
Fort Worth Public Transportation
Advisory Committee
Attested by:
k Green, City Secretary
Date: .U, .,,P..,, l 8 19 9
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