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By:  Rose                                                       H.J.R. No. 101


A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to clean air and water and to enjoy reasonable access to certain natural resources. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 32 to read as follows: Sec. 32. Each person has the right to clean air and water, and to hunt, fish, and otherwise enjoy reasonable access to fish, wildlife, and public lands and waters, and the Legislature shall pass such laws as may be necessary to protect those rights and to secure those resources for future generations. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the right to clean air and water, and to hunt, fish, and otherwise enjoy reasonable access to fish, wildlife, and public lands and waters."