R-12-03-08-9A1 - 3/8/2012 RESOLUTION NO. R-12-03-08-9A1
WHEREAS,the U.S. Endangered Species Act(the"Act")was enacted in 1973; and
WHEREAS, the original intent of the Act was to conserve and protect species of plant and
wildlife that are imminently threatened with extinction; and
WHEREAS, the Act has been increasingly used to block development projects and to deter
the legal use of privately owned land; and
WHEREAS, the Act precludes federal agencies from considering economic impacts,
thereby often resulting in significant negative consequences to the regional and national economies;
and
WHEREAS, the Act dramatically increases the taxpayer's cost of constructing needed
infrastructure such as roads and utility lines, and often prohibits such construction altogether; and
WHEREAS, agency rulings are often based on insufficient scientific evidence because of
unrealistic legal deadlines and the threat of lawsuits;Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the Round Rock City Council hereby urges Congressman Carter and Senators
Hutchison and Cornyn to support amendments to the Endangered Species Act and related
regulations so as to ensure that sound science, economic impacts, and cost-benefit considerations
are the foundation of species-protection strategies; and the Round Rock City Council strongly
opposes the listing of any Texas species and sub-species currently under consideration absent sound
science, consideration of economic impact, and analyses of cost-benefit considerations.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject
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matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 8th day of March, 2012.
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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ROUND ROCK,TD AS C� Council Agenda Summary Sheet
PURPOSE B010f.PROSPBUTY
Agenda Item No. 9A1.
Agenda Caption: Consider a resolution urging amendments to the Endangered Species Act.
Meeting Date: March 8, 2012