By: Yost H.J.R. No. 74 73R5888 GCH-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to change the dedication of 1-2 revenues for highway and education purposes. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Article VIII of the Texas Constitution is amended 1-5 by adding Section 7-c to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 7-c. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7-a of this article 1-7 and subject to legislative appropriation, allocation and direction, 1-8 all net revenues remaining after payment of all refunds allowed by 1-9 law and expenses of collection derived from motor vehicle 1-10 registration fees, and all taxes, except gross production and ad 1-11 valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used to propel motor 1-12 vehicles over public roadways, shall be used only for the purposes 1-13 of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, maintaining, and policing 1-14 such public roadways, for the administration of such laws as may be 1-15 prescribed by the legislature pertaining to the supervision of 1-16 traffic and safety on such roads, and for the payment of the 1-17 principal and interest on county and road district bonds or 1-18 warrants voted or issued prior to January 2, 1939, and declared 1-19 eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment out of the County 1-20 and Road District Highway Fund under existing law, except that 35 1-21 percent of the net revenue from motor fuel taxes shall be allocated 1-22 to the foundation school program or any successor to that program 1-23 and except that the net revenue derived by counties from motor 1-24 vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the maximum 2-1 amounts allowed to be retained by each county and the percentage 2-2 allowed to be retained by each county under the laws in effect on 2-3 January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as 2-4 authorizing the pledging of the state's credit for any purpose. 2-5 (b) This section expires September 1, 1997, unless before 2-6 that date the 75th Legislature, by a vote of two-thirds of the 2-7 membership of each house, votes to retain this section. The 2-8 legislature shall prescribe a procedure for taking the vote 2-9 required by this subsection. If the legislature votes to retain 2-10 this section, Article VIII, Section 7-a, of this constitution is 2-11 repealed effective September 1, 1997. 2-12 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-13 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993. 2-14 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against 2-15 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment changing the 2-16 dedication of revenues for highway and education purposes."