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RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR AMTRAK NATIONAL RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE Board of County Commissioners John Me?er Fargo, North Dakota Donna Schneider Fargo, North Dakota Horace, North Dakota Scott Wagner Fargo, North Dakota Alon Wieland West Fargo, North Dakota WHEREAS, Amtrak National Rail Passenger Service has requested $1.2 billion in the transportation 400 function of the United States Government fiscal year 2003 budget, and without this level of funding, we understand Amtrak will be forced to eliminate all of its long distance service on October 1st of this year; and WHEREAS, Amtrak National Rail Passenger Service provides a valuable service to the citizens of the State of North Dakota and throughout the United States; and WHEREAS, The Administration's current request of $521 million is the same level of funding as last year and represents less than half of Amtrak's request; and WHEREAS, Amtrak has sought to balance competing public service and commercial objectives without adequate resources; and WHEREAS, Funding forAmefica's passenger railroad is barely enough to keep the system operating on a year-to-year basis and is insufficient to meet its longer-term public service mission, much less its capital obligations. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the governing board of Cass County, North Dakota, urges the support by Congress of Amtrak's $1.2 billion budget request in order to ensure continuation of a national passenger rail system. Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this 18th day of March, 2002. ATTEST: AIon Wieland, Chairman Cass County Board of Commissioners Joyce Schepp Commission Secretary Box 2806 211 Ninth Sheet South Fargo, North Dakota 58108 Michael Montplaisir, Auditor Cass County, North Dakota 701-2416609 M:~MINUTES\Comm2002~2002-AMTRAK.wpd Fax 701-241-5728