Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HCR108 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/09/2017

                            85R9744 CJC-D
 By: Zerwas H.C.R. No. 108


 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 WHEREAS, Section 7-c(d), Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
 provides: "The legislature by adoption of a resolution approved by
 a record vote of two-thirds of the members of each house of the
 legislature may direct the comptroller of public accounts to reduce
 the amount of money deposited to the credit of the state highway
 fund under Subsection (a) or (b) of this section."; now, therefore,
 be it
 RESOLVED by the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, That,
 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2017, the
 comptroller of public accounts reduce the amount of money that
 would otherwise be deposited in that state fiscal year to the credit
 of the state highway fund under Section 7-c(a), Article VIII, Texas
 Constitution, by 50 percent; and, be it further
 RESOLVED, That, for the state fiscal year beginning September
 1, 2018, the comptroller of public accounts reduce the amount of
 money that would otherwise be deposited in that state fiscal year to
 the credit of the state highway fund under Section 7-c(a), Article
 VIII, Texas Constitution, by 50 percent; and, be it further
 RESOLVED, That this resolution is adopted only if approved by
 a record vote of two-thirds of the members of each house of the
 legislature; and, be it further
 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
 copy of this resolution to the comptroller of public accounts.