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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to dedicate certain motor fuel taxes to the Texas mobility fund. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49-k, Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) The legislature by law may dedicate to the fund one or |
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more specific sources or portions, or a specific amount, of the |
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revenue, including taxes, and other money of the state that are not |
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otherwise dedicated by this constitution. The legislature may not |
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dedicate money from the collection of motor vehicle registration |
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fees and taxes on [motor fuels and] lubricants dedicated by Section |
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7-a, Article VIII, of this constitution, but it may dedicate money |
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received from other sources that are allocated to the same costs as |
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those dedicated taxes and fees. |
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(e-1) The legislature may dedicate money from the |
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collection of taxes on motor fuels dedicated by Section 7-a, |
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Article VIII, of this constitution that is attributable to the |
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portion of the tax rates in excess of the tax rates in effect on |
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January 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the state |
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legislature to dedicate additional revenue from certain motor fuel |
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taxes to the Texas mobility fund." |