By: Davis S.J.R. No. 52
(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2009; March 31, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Homeland
Security; April 8, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 1;
April 8, 2009, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.R. No. 52 By: Davis
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
by general law to permit counties to assess and collect a local
motor fuels tax and an additional vehicle registration fee to be
used for mobility improvement projects.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 7-c to read as follows:
Sec. 7-c. (a) The legislature by general law may authorize
a county to:
(1) assess and collect a local tax on the sale of
gasoline and diesel fuel in the county;
(2) assess and collect an additional vehicle
registration fee on a vehicle registered in the county; and
(3) use all revenue derived from the tax and fee for
mobility improvement projects, including acquiring rights-of-way,
constructing and maintaining public roadways of the county, and
providing funding for the construction, maintenance, and operation
of passenger rail, transit, and freight rail systems.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
constitution, revenue derived from a tax or fee authorized by
Subsection (a) of this section may only be used as provided by that
subsection.
(c) Section 7-a of this article does not apply to a tax
authorized by this section.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
legislature by general law to permit counties to assess and collect
a local motor fuels tax and an additional vehicle registration fee
to be used for mobility improvement projects."
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