By: Howard H.C.R. No. 15
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Financing for transportation infrastructure
projects is essential to the promotion of long-term economic growth
in Texas; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 16, 83rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session,
2013, or similar legislation makes appropriations for the purpose
of financing transportation infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS, Appropriations made by House Bill 16 are separate
from and in addition to appropriations made by the general
appropriations bill, Senate Bill 1, 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Appropriations made by the general appropriations
bill are subject to the constitutional spending limit for state tax
revenues not dedicated by the constitution, and appropriations made
from those sources in Senate Bill 1 are less than the amount
authorized by Section 22(a), Article VIII, Texas Constitution; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas,
2nd Called Session, finds that the existing need for financing
transportation infrastructure projects constitutes an emergency
for the people of Texas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature may appropriate state tax
revenues not dedicated by the Texas Constitution in excess of the
amount authorized by Section 22(a), Article VIII, Texas
Constitution, for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
in an amount not to exceed the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount of money equal to the amount by which
transfers to the economic stabilization fund during the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2013, exceed the estimated amount of
transfers to be made to that fund during that fiscal year as
contained in the biennial state taxes and fees general revenue
estimate for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013; and
(2) the amount of money equal to the amount by which
transfers to the economic stabilization fund during the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2014, exceed the estimated amount of
transfers to be made to that fund during that fiscal year as
contained in the biennial state taxes and fees general revenue
estimate for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015.
Authorizing the 83rd Legislature to appropriate an amount that
exceeds the amount authorized by Section 22(a), Article VIII, Texas
Constitution.