| 1 | 1 | | 88R14396 JAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bucy H.J.R. No. 204 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money |
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| 7 | 7 | | in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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| 10 | 10 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 7-a. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation |
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| 12 | 12 | | and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all |
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| 13 | 13 | | refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from |
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| 14 | 14 | | motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross |
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| 15 | 15 | | production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used |
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| 16 | 16 | | to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the |
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| 17 | 17 | | sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, |
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| 18 | 18 | | maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the |
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| 19 | 19 | | administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature |
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| 20 | 20 | | pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; |
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| 21 | 21 | | and for constructing and maintaining transit-oriented projects |
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| 22 | 22 | | [the payment of the principal and interest on county and road |
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| 23 | 23 | | district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to January 2, 1939, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment out of |
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| 25 | 25 | | the County and Road District Highway Fund under existing law]; |
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| 26 | 26 | | provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from |
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| 27 | 27 | | the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School Fund; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and, provided, however, that the net revenue derived by counties |
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| 29 | 29 | | from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the |
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| 30 | 30 | | maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and the |
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| 31 | 31 | | percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws in |
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| 32 | 32 | | effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall be |
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| 33 | 33 | | construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for any |
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| 34 | 34 | | purpose. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Texas Constitution: |
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| 37 | 37 | | TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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| 38 | 38 | | to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Regular Session, 2023, authorizing the use of money in the state |
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| 40 | 40 | | highway fund for transit-oriented projects. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (b) The amendments to Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this |
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| 42 | 42 | | constitution apply only in connection with a state fiscal biennium |
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| 43 | 43 | | that begins on or after September 1, 2025. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (c) This temporary provision expires September 2, 2025. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 46 | 46 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 48 | 48 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the use of |
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| 49 | 49 | | money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects." |
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