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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of |
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an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, |
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subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for |
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the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the |
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construction of capital improvements. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48-e. Laws may be enacted to provide for the |
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establishment and creation of special districts to provide |
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emergency services and to authorize the commissioners courts of |
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participating counties to impose [levy] a tax on the ad valorem |
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property situated in said districts not to exceed 10 cents [Ten
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Cents (10¢)] on the $100 [One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)] valuation |
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for the operating and capital support thereof and five cents on the |
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$100 valuation for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus |
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or the construction of capital improvements; provided that no tax |
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shall be imposed [levied] in support of said districts until |
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approved by a vote of the qualified voters residing therein. Such a |
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district may provide emergency medical services, emergency |
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ambulance services, rural fire prevention and control services, or |
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other emergency services authorized by the Legislature. |
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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 permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the |
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imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for an emergency |
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services district, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to |
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exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or |
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apparatus or the construction of capital improvements." |
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