PRINTER'S NO. 1562

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 94 Session of 1989

        INTRODUCED BY PETRARCA, DININNI, GEIST, NOYE, DALEY, WAMBACH,
           VROON, TIGUE, NAILOR, FLEAGLE, JACKSON, GAMBLE, CARLSON,
           WOZNIAK, MARKOSEK, S. H. SMITH, LETTERMAN, ARGALL, ROBINSON,
           FOX, E. Z. TAYLOR, STABACK, BUNT, OLASZ, MRKONIC, MAYERNIK,
           B. D. CLARK, TANGRETTI, McCALL, PISTELLA, FAIRCHILD, HERSHEY,
           BIRMELIN, DEMPSEY, D. W. SNYDER, STEIGHNER, SEMMEL, BARLEY,
           MORRIS, DeLUCA, GIGLIOTTI, LUCYK, LAUGHLIN AND LaGROTTA,
           APRIL 26, 1989

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 26, 1989

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Urging Congress to oppose any increase in the Federal motor fuel
     2     tax for deficit reduction.

     3     WHEREAS, Some members of Congress have proposed significantly
     4  increasing the Federal motor fuel tax as a deficit-reduction
     5  measure; and
     6     WHEREAS, Such an increase in the Federal motor fuel tax is
     7  not in the national interest and will create unemployment,
     8  depress business activity, increase costs to all Americans by
     9  raising the cost of transportation and seriously limit the
    10  ability of the states to generate badly needed highway revenues;
    11  and
    12     WHEREAS, An increase in the Federal motor fuel tax would fall
    13  disproportionately on the nation's poor, on people who use their
    14  vehicles in their work and on citizens living in states where
    15  travel distances are greater and alternative transportation is

     1  unavailable; and
     2     WHEREAS, Higher Federal motor fuel taxes would raise domestic
     3  transportation costs and make American goods more expensive to
     4  produce and would adversely affect the ability of American
     5  companies to compete with foreign exporters and in overseas
     6  markets; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
     8  oppose any increase in the Federal motor fuel tax for deficit
     9  reduction and urge the National Economic Commission to find
    10  other means of reducing the Federal budget deficit which would
    11  have a less harmful effect on citizens, businesses and state
    12  governments of the United States; and be it further
    13     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
    14  the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
    15  member of Congress from Pennsylvania.










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