78R4736 PAM-D


By:  McReynolds, et al.                                         H.J.R. No. 61 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to 
donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit 
of rural volunteer fire departments.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by 
adding Section 52i to read as follows:
	Sec. 52i.  (a)  A municipality may donate surplus equipment, 
supplies, or other materials used in fighting fires to the Texas 
Forest Service or to a successor agency authorized to cooperate in 
the development of rural fire protection plans.
	(b)  The Texas Forest Service or the successor agency may, 
based on need, redistribute to rural volunteer fire departments the 
equipment, supplies, or materials donated under Subsection (a).
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2003.  
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing 
municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or 
supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire departments."