WHEREAS CLUB 20 has consistently opposed the Forest Service practice of requiring federally imposed bypass flows in order to obtain new or renewal of special use permits, as an illegal …
WA-02-2-Aspinall Unit Operations
WHEREAS in January of 1962, the United States acquired water rights decreed in the Colorado Water Court for water storage and hydroelectric power generation at the Aspinall Unit from the …
TR-14-01-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
WHEREAS the use of unmanned aerial systems for civilian use is forecasted to become an emerging industry that will provide significant benefits for the residents of Colorado, as well as …
TR-01-4-Transportation Resource Allocation Formula
WHEREAS the Metropolitan Planning Organizations have completed their next 20-yearW planning cycle, and Transportation Planning Regions have begun their 20-year planning cycle, and there does not exist enough funding to …
TR – 08 – 2-Transportation Finance And Implementation Panel Report, Support For
WHEREAS Colorado’s transportation system is the single largest asset owned by the citizens of Colorado; and WHEREAS the citizens of Colorado deserve and need to know the condition of their …
TR – 96 – 1-Transportation Construction Standards
WHEREAS the Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) require construction standards which drive the cost of highway construction and maintenance up exponentially, often …
TR-93-1-Transportation Commission, Rural Representation
WHEREAS CLUB 20 opposes efforts to weaken the rural representation on the Colorado Transportation Commission; and WHEREAS CLUB 20 supports the existing representative structure of the Colorado Transportation Commission; and …
TR – 08 – 1-Tolling of Highways and Multi-Modal Transit Components
WHEREAS it is important to Colorado’s economy to support the construction and maintenance of a statewide transportation system for the movement of people, goods and services; and WHEREAS it is …
TR-99-1-Tennessee Pass Railroad Corridor
WHEREAS Western Colorado’s railroad corridors are critical to the movement of both passenger and freight service to markets inside and outside this region; and WHEREAS the Tennessee Pass line has …
TR-15-2-TABOR Refund for Transportation
WHEREAS Colorado’s transportation system has been underfunded for years due to a flat gas tax at the state and federal level, and WHEREAS Congress has not passed a long-term transportation …
TR-16-1-Support for Raising Sales Tax to Aid in Transportation Funding
WHEREAS Colorado has been woefully short on funding for transportation infrastructure improvements throughout the state for many years; and WHEREAS Colorado has many projects that are waiting for funding for …
TR-06-1-State Transportation Funding
WHEREAS the economic viability of Western Colorado is dependent on the efficient movement of commerce and people on an adequate transportation infrastructure and Western Colorado is, like the rest of …
TR-96-4-Regional and Local Gas Taxes
WHEREAS Colorado’s system of funding highways with fees collected from highway users across the state has served the traveling public well for many years; and WHEREAS That system is based …
TR-11-1-Reauthorization of the Federal Transportation Funding Bill Including Extension of the Current level of Federal Fuel Tax for Transportation Funding in Colorado, Support for
WHEREAS CLUB 20 was founded in 1953 to support needed transportation infrastructure on the Western Slope; and WHEREAS an efficient, high quality, convenient transportation infrastructure is key for economic recovery …
TR-16-1-Support for Raising Sales Tax to Aid in Transportation Funding
WHEREAS Colorado has been woefully short on funding for transportation infrastructure improvements throughout the state for many years; and WHEREAS Colorado has many projects that are waiting for funding for …
TR-15-3-Raise Gas Tax, Support Of
WHEREAS the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) finances our nation’s transportation infrastructure by taxing each gallon of gas purchased, including diesel, and WHEREAS the State of Colorado has not raised …
TR– 96 – 2-Public Education On Transportation Funding System
WHEREAS there is a poor understanding among the general public in Colorado about the crisis of funding transportation in this state, WHEREAS a sound public understanding of that system is …
TR – 91 – 4-Planning Process, Support for CDOT’s Current Process
WHEREAS it is important to support a statewide transportation infrastructure vision; and WHEREAS the current transportation planning system is bottom up including local government jurisdictions in the TPR (Transporation Planning …
TR–95–1-Moffat Rail Tunnel Operation
WHEREAS the Moffat Rail Tunnel is a critical structure in the rail infrastructure of Colorado; and WHEREAS the Moffat Rail Tunnel facilitates the movement of goods and people via rail; …
TR-05-3-Main Street, Integrating with State Highways
WHEREAS the same state highways that serve as state transportation corridors also serve as the “Main Street” for many smaller communities; and WHEREAS it is important to maintain traffic flow …
TR-00-2-International Air Service Market Expansion in Colorado
WHEREAS it is important to Western Colorado’s economy to expand access to world markets and such opportunities could be provided by enhancing international air service at Denver International Airport (DEN) …
TR-17-1-Increase in Passenger Facility Charge at Airports, Support For
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Programs allows the collection of local PFC fees up to $4.50 for every enplaned passenger at commercial airports controlled by …
TR– 93 – 2-Highway Tax Funds, Oppose Diversion Of
WHEREAS CLUB 20 was founded as a means for obtaining highway funding for western Colorado; and WHEREAS proposals to divert highway tax funds for non‑highway purposes is a threat to …
TR – 00 – 1-Highway Safety Improvements Associated With National Landmark Designations
WHEREAS the creation of national landmark designations such as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and the Colorado National Monument increases tourism traffic on Western Colorado highways; and …
TR–02–2 – Highway Safety, Winter Road Maintenance, Adverse Weather Conditions
WHEREAS Colorado’s highway system contributes to the economies of rural communities through the transportation of goods, services and people; and WHEREAS the closure of interstate and state highways directly impacts …
TR – 03 – 1-Highway 50, Improvement Of
(Amendments to this resolution represent a merger of an older resolution (#90-2 TR 2) into this more recent version.) WHEREAS CLUB 20 recognizes the importance of a statewide highway system for …
TR-02–1-Gross Combination Vehicle Weights
WHEREAS increased gross combination vehicle weights are restricted on the Colorado state highway system; and WHEREAS increased gross combination vehicle weights in Wyoming and Utah are not limited by the …
TR– 91 – 3 Gasoline Taxes, Point of Sale
WHEREAS the economy of. the State of Colorado is interconnected and the West Slope and Front Range cannot be separated economically; and WHEREAS numerous government programs are dependent upon funds …
TR-12-2-Future Transportation Funding
WHEREAS interstate highways, state highways, local roads, and public transit are funded by state and federal gas taxes and the state and federal governments failed to index the gas tax …
TR-01-2-Funding for Highway 82
WHEREAS Highway 82 from Glenwood Springs to Aspen is the only transportation corridor in the Roaring Fork Valley; and WHEREAS efficient and safe transportation movement is of vital importance to …
TR – 10 – 1-Continued Funding to Upgrade Highway 13 North
WHEREAS Highway 13 from Craig, Colorado north to the Wyoming border is the only paved transportation corridor in Northwest Colorado that links I-70 to I-80, and WHEREAS efficient and safe …
TR-14-3-Commercial Airline Pilot Training Hours
WHEREAS the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010 became effective Aug. 1, 2013, increasing the number of hours from 250 to 1,500 as required for a person to …
TR-05-4-Colorado Transportation Guiding Principles
**Note: the following serves as a guiding document only. CLUB 20’s Board of Directors and/or Executive Committee reserve the right to interpret and amend this document and the included principles …
TR-02-4-Colorado Aviation Fuel Tax Funding
WHEREAS annually, significant state aviation fuel tax funds are disbursed to public use airports throughout the state; and WHEREAS disbursements are made by the Department of Transportations’ Division of Aeronautics …
TR-14-02-Build America ACT – Support For
WHEREAS there is bi-partisan support for a bill currently being considered at the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives known as the Build America Act; and WHEREAS the …
TR-15-1-Bonding for Transportation Infrastructure Improvements
WHEREAS Colorado has been woefully short on funding for transportation infrastructure improvements throughout the state for many years, and WHEREAS Colorado will soon have the ability to bond against future …
TR – 09 – 1-Aviation User Fees
WHEREAS some have suggested that a user-fee-based system of revenue collections be implemented to enhance aviation revenues, but collecting such fees would require a new accounting bureaucracy with a much …
TR – 90 – 1-Amtrak Passenger Service in Western Colorado
WHEREAS CLUB 20 supports the nation’s passenger carrier commonly known as Amtrak; and WHEREAS CLUB 20 recognizes the benefits which Amtrak provides to communities in Western Colorado; and WHEREAS Club …
TR-94-3-Air Service on the Western Slope
WHEREAS available and affordable air service is an important transportation issue for Western Colorado; and WHEREAS air service is an alternative for drivers on the highways, and is important for …
TR – 91 – 2 -Airport Security Costs
WHEREAS in response to the terrorist threat, the Transportation Security Administration has raised security at domestic commercial airports; and WHEREAS CLUB 20 and the Western Colorado commercial airports in CLUB …
TR-94-1-Airport Improvement Program
Replaces the following resolution: BA-94-1 Airport Improvement Program WHEREAS Congress has been unable to pass a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration funding bill since the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of …
TR – 96 – 3-7th Pot Transportation Program
WHEREAS the Colorado Transportation Commission created a program in which a “seventh pot” of funds (in addition to the funds currently distributed among six regions) would be dedicated exclusively to …