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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of money |
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from the economic stabilization fund for response to a natural |
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disaster. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49-g, Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) Without the necessity of an appropriation, the governor |
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may spend money from the economic stabilization fund as provided by |
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this subsection when the governor determines it is necessary to pay |
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the costs of responding to a natural disaster. The governor may not |
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exercise the authority provided by this subsection more than once |
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during a state fiscal biennium. In a state fiscal biennium, the |
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governor may spend under the authority of this subsection not more |
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than $100 million for purposes of temporary and emergency housing, |
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with the money spent under an effort administered jointly by the |
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governor, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs or |
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its successor in function, and the governor's division of emergency |
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management or its successor in function. In a state fiscal |
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biennium, the governor may spend under this subsection not more |
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than an additional $150 million for the purposes for which a |
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disaster contingency fund created by statute may be spent, with the |
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money spent under an effort administered jointly by the governor |
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and the governor's division of emergency management or its |
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successor in function. |
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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 3, 2009. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment relating to the use of |
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money from the economic stabilization fund for response to a |
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natural disaster." |