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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the expenditure of |
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motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees for passenger rail |
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and transit. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-a. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation |
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and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all |
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refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from |
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motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross |
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production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used |
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to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the |
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sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, |
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maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the |
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administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature |
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pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; |
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and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating |
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passenger rail and transit; [and for the payment of the principal
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and interest on county and road district bonds or warrants voted or
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issued prior to January 2, 1939, and declared eligible prior to
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January 2, 1945, for payment out of the County and Road District
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Highway Fund under existing law;] provided, however, that |
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one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from the motor fuel tax shall |
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be allocated to the Available School Fund; and, provided, however, |
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that the net revenue derived by counties from motor vehicle |
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registration fees shall never be less than the maximum amounts |
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allowed to be retained by each County and the percentage allowed to |
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be retained by each County under the laws in effect on January 1, |
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1945. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing |
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the pledging of the State's credit for any purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the |
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expenditure of motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees to |
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construct, maintain, and operate passenger rail and transit." |