By:  Luna                                             S.J.R. No. 25
       73R2962 DRH-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, Section 7-a, of the Texas
    1-5  Constitution is amended to read as follows:
    1-6        Sec. 7-a.  Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation
    1-7  and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all
    1-8  refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from
    1-9  motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross
   1-10  production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used
   1-11  to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for
   1-12  the sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing,
   1-13  maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the
   1-14  administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature
   1-15  pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads;
   1-16  and for the payment of the principal and interest on county and
   1-17  road district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to January 2,
   1-18  1939, and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment
   1-19  out of the County and Road District Highway Fund under existing
   1-20  law; provided, however, that one-half <one-fourth (1/4)> of such
   1-21  net revenue from the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the
   1-22  Available School Fund; and, provided, however, that the net revenue
   1-23  derived by counties from motor vehicle registration fees shall
   1-24  never be less than the maximum amounts allowed to be retained by
    2-1  each County and the percentage allowed to be retained by each
    2-2  County under the laws in effect on January 1, 1945.  Nothing
    2-3  contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the pledging of
    2-4  the State's credit for any purpose.
    2-5        SECTION 2.  Article VIII, Section 7-b, of the Texas
    2-6  Constitution is amended to read as follows:
    2-7        Sec. 7-b.  All revenues received from the federal government
    2-8  as reimbursement for state expenditures of funds <that are
    2-9  themselves dedicated> for acquiring rights-of-way and constructing,
   2-10  maintaining, and policing public roadways may <are also
   2-11  constitutionally dedicated and shall> be used <only> for any
   2-12  purpose permitted by federal law <those purposes>.
   2-13        SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   2-14  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
   2-15  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
   2-16  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment changing the
   2-17  dedication of revenues for highway and education purposes."