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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue |
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derived from motor fuel taxes to the construction of public |
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highways. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-a. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, |
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allocation and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment |
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of all refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived |
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from motor vehicle registration fees[, and all taxes, except gross
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production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used
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to propel motor vehicles over public roadways,] shall be used for |
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the sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, |
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maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the |
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administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature |
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pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; |
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[and for the payment of the principal and interest on county and
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road district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to January 2,
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1939, and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment
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out of the County and Road District Highway Fund under existing law;
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provided, however, that one-fourth ( 1/4) of such net revenue from
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the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School Fund;
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and,] provided, however, that the net revenue derived by counties |
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from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the |
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maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and the |
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percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws in |
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effect on January 1, 1945. |
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(b) Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation, and |
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direction: |
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(1) three-fourths of the net revenue that is remaining |
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after payment of all refunds allowed by law and expenses of |
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collection and that is derived from all taxes, except gross |
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production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used |
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to propel motor vehicles over public highways shall be used for the |
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sole purpose of constructing public highways; and |
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(2) one-fourth of that net revenue shall be allocated |
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to the available school fund. |
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(c) Nothing contained in this section [herein] shall be |
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construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for any |
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purpose. |
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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 dedicating |
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three-fourths of the revenue derived from motor fuel taxes to the |
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construction of public highways." |