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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of |
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the centennial parks conservation fund to be administered by the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 49-e-1 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49-e-1. (a) The centennial parks conservation fund is |
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created as a special fund in the state treasury outside the general |
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revenue fund. Money in the centennial parks conservation fund |
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shall be administered, without further appropriation, by the Parks |
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and Wildlife Department or the department's successor in function. |
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In accordance with general law, the centennial parks conservation |
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fund may be used only for the creation and improvement of state and |
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local parks and the conservation of land, water, and soil in this |
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state. Separate accounts may be established in the centennial |
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parks conservation fund as necessary or convenient to administer |
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the fund or the supported projects. |
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(b) The legislature by general law may authorize the Parks |
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and Wildlife Department or the department's successor in function |
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to use the centennial parks conservation fund to provide financial |
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assistance to support projects for public purposes consistent with |
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this section through grants administered by the department or the |
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department's successor in function. The financial assistance |
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authorized by this subsection may be provided directly to public or |
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private entities as provided by general law. |
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(c) In accordance with general law, the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department or the department's successor in function may, at that |
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entity's discretion, transfer money from the centennial parks |
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conservation fund to other programs and funds of the department or |
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the department's successor in function. |
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(d) The centennial parks conservation fund consists of: |
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(1) money appropriated to the fund; |
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(2) money transferred or deposited to the credit of |
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the fund by general law; |
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(3) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts |
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credited to the fund; and |
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(4) gifts, grants, and donations received for the |
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fund. |
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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 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the |
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creation of the centennial parks conservation fund to be |
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administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department and used for the |
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creation and improvement of state and local parks and the |
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conservation of land, water, and soil in this state." |