| 1 | 1 | | By: Davis S.J.R. No. 52 |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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| 6 | 6 | | by general law to permit counties to assess and collect a local |
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| 7 | 7 | | motor fuels tax and an additional vehicle registration fee to be |
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| 8 | 8 | | used for mobility improvement projects. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 7-c to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 7-c. (a) The legislature by general law may authorize |
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| 13 | 13 | | a county to: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) assess and collect a local tax on the sale of |
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| 15 | 15 | | gasoline and diesel fuel in the county; |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) assess and collect an additional vehicle |
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| 17 | 17 | | registration fee on a vehicle registered in the county; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (3) use all revenue derived from the tax and fee for |
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| 19 | 19 | | mobility improvement projects, including acquiring rights-of-way, |
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| 20 | 20 | | constructing and maintaining public roadways of the county, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing funding for the construction, maintenance, and operation |
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| 22 | 22 | | of passenger rail, transit, and freight rail systems. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
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| 24 | 24 | | constitution, revenue derived from a tax or fee authorized by |
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| 25 | 25 | | Subsection (a) of this section may only be used as provided by that |
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| 26 | 26 | | subsection. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) Section 7-a of this article does not apply to a tax |
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| 28 | 28 | | authorized by this section. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 30 | 30 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. |
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| 31 | 31 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 32 | 32 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 33 | 33 | | legislature by general law to permit counties to assess and collect |
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| 34 | 34 | | a local motor fuels tax and an additional vehicle registration fee |
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| 35 | 35 | | to be used for mobility improvement projects." |
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