1-1     By:  Brown                                            S.J.R. No. 45

 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 14, 1997; March 24, 1997, read

 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 16, 1997,

 1-4     rereferred to Committee on Natural Resources; May 1, 1997, reported

 1-5     adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following

 1-6     vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 1, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.R. No. 45                   By:  Brown

 1-8                           SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 1-9     proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature

1-10     to permit a taxing unit to grant an exemption or other relief from

1-11     ad valorem taxes on property on which a water conservation

1-12     initiative has been implemented.

1-13           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

1-14           SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by

1-15     adding Section 1-m to read as follows:

1-16           Sec. 1-m.  The legislature by general law may authorize a

1-17     taxing unit to grant an exemption or other relief from ad valorem

1-18     taxes on property on which a water conservation initiative has been

1-19     implemented.

1-20           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

1-21     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997.

1-22     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

1-23     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to authorize the

1-24     legislature to permit a taxing unit to grant an exemption or other

1-25     relief from ad valorem taxes on property on which a water

1-26     conservation initiative has been implemented."

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