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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION
BY THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR FUNDS UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT AND
ANNUAL FEDERAL BUDGETARY.APPROPRIATIONS TO ACCELERATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation designated the
Washington-Richmond-Raleigh-Charlotte rail corridor for future high-speed rail
development in 1992; and
WHEREAS, a system of corridors have been designated nationally by the United States
Department of Transportation, one being the Southeast Corridor, as the above
described system is known; and
WHEREAS, extraordinary economic and population growth in the Southeast region
requires a comprehensive, multi-modal transportation system; and
WHEREAS, high speed rail service will provide business and leisure travelers with a
competitive alternative to air and automobile for trips between 100 and 500 miles; and
WHEREAS, much existing rail right of way is already in place which could
accommodate improvements to passenger rail service; and
WHEREAS, construction of a high speed rail corridor between Washington, DC and
Charlotte, NC through the Triangle region will provide transportation options, ease the
rate of congestion growth in the corridor, improve safety and energy effectiveness,
improve air quality and improve transportation efficiency while minimizing impacts; and
WHEREAS, an adjacent multimodal trail that would be constructed in conjunction with
the Southeast Corridor north of Raleigh will create an additional multimodal travel
option; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has been actively
planning for and investing in the proposed Southeast Corridor in cooperation with the
Virginia Department of Transportation and other partners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Orange County Board of Commissioners
supports the application by the North Carolina Department of Transportation for funding
from both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as well as from annual federal
budgetary appropriations in order to accelerate the ~ planning, land acquisition and
construction investments needed to help make the full implementation of the Southeast
High Speed Rail Corridor a reality.
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U n motion of Commissioner seconded by Commissi er
.~ ~, the foregoing re lution was adopted this the ~ day of~,¢~~~.
2009.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North
Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the
proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on September 15, 2009, as relates in any
way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the
minutes of said Board.
WITN SS my hand and the seal of said County, this ~~ day of , 2009
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners