By Counts H.J.R. No. 81 77R6154 QS-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of 1-2 additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development 1-3 Board. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 49-d-9 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 49-d-9. (a) The Texas Water Development Board may issue 1-8 additional general obligation bonds, at its determination, for one 1-9 or more accounts of the Texas Water Development Fund II, in an 1-10 amount not to exceed $2 billion. 1-11 (b) Section 49-d-8 of this article applies to the bonds 1-12 authorized by this section, with the exception that the limitation 1-13 that the Texas Water Development Board may not issue bonds in 1-14 excess of the total amount of previously authorized bonds does not 1-15 apply to the bonds authorized by and issued under this section. 1-16 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-17 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001. 1-18 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against 1-19 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the 1-20 issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water 1-21 Development Board in an amount not to exceed $2 billion."