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March 9, 2000
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #00041
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, SHELLEY G. TAUB, CHAIR
RE: Reauthorization of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, aviation is an intricate facet of our Nation's transportation structure, a key contributing factor in economic
development efforts, and a vital component of a balanced transportation structure; and
WHEREAS, counties own and operate over one-third of the Nation's airports, and
WHEREAS, increasingly, counties are assuming greater responsibility for meeting regional aviation needs not only by
providing airports serving scheduled airlines, but also commuter and general aviation airports, and to do this counties
must be assured a steady flow of authorized funds from the airport/aviation trust fund in order to do long-range budget
planning and operational and capital planning for these airports; and
WHEREAS, reauthorization of the Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) is still being considered by Congress
and is a major source of funding for the development and enhanced safety of the National Airport System; and
WHEREAS, the Aviation Trust Fund, from which the monies for AIP are obtained, has a balance of over $8 billion for
FY 1999, which means that revenue exists to fully fund AIP so that upkeep of the nation's airports can be properly
accomplished; and
NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby request the
United States Congress to reauthorize and appropriate the Airport Improvement Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk provide certified copies of this resolution to Oakland County's
Federal Legislators, the National Association of Counties and the County's Federal Lobbyist.
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Shelley G. Taub, clivirrtian
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote
William Caddell-Lib-Sri
Resolution #00041 March 9, 2000
Moved by Taub supported by Colasanti the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law,
McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell,
Colasanti. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on March 9, 2000 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 9th day of March, 2000.