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<br />· In November 1919, the Commonwealth Transportation Board enacted the first <br />four-year plan for the construction and resurfacing of state highways. <br />· The Virginia Department of Transportation exists today for the sole purpose of <br />having responsibility for "building, maintaining, and operating the state's roads, <br />bridges, and tunnels." <br />· Throughout modem history, numerous Interstate and limited access highways, <br />roads, bridges, and tunnels have been constructed all over Virginia, with funding <br />provided primarily on a state basis. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in failing to provide adequate state funding for regional <br />transportation needs and instead unconstitutionally delegating that responsibility to the <br />region and the localities in the region, the House of Delegates (the Senate and the <br />Governor concurring) has abdicated its responsibility to the Commonwealth of Virginia <br />and all its citizens to provide an adequate state highway system; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that the Virginia House of Delegates, together with the Senate and <br />Governor of Virginia, are hereby called upon to meet their shared responsibility to the <br />Commonwealth of Virginia and all its citizens by providing an adequate source of state <br />funding to complement local and regional funding for needed regional transportation <br />improvements in the Hampton Roads region. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held <br />on April 22, 2008. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />