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<br /> <br />R-13-11 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH BELT LINE <br />RAIL PRESERVATION APPLICATION TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL <br />AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT A TION FOR THE MAINLINE CROSSTIE <br />REPLACEMENT PROJECT. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line (NPBL) desires to file an application <br /> <br />with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for funding assistance to replace <br /> <br />4,000 crossties on approximately 2.6 miles of NPBL's main track from the CSX connection to <br /> <br />NPBL's mainline bridge; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the General Assembly, through enactment of the Rail Preservation <br /> <br />Program, provides funding for certain improvements to aid procurement of railways in the <br /> <br />Commonwealth of Virginia; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, NPBL is an important provider in the City of Portsmouth's transportation <br /> <br />system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, NPBL IS instrumental in the economIC development of the regIon, <br /> <br />including the City of Portsmouth; provides relief to the highway system by transporting freight; <br /> <br />and provides an alternate means of transporting commodities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, NPBL has requested the City of Portsmouth's support for the above- <br /> <br />referenced rail projects; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Transportation Board has established procedures for <br /> <br />allocation and distribution of funds provided; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a resolution expressing Portsmouth City Council's continuing support of the <br /> <br />application has been requested by the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br /> <br />Virginia, that it hereby supports the application of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line to the <br />