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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue |
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derived from the tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of motor |
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vehicles to the state highway fund. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 7-c to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-c. The net revenue derived from the tax imposed on |
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the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle authorized by Chapter |
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152, Tax Code, or its successor, shall be allocated as follows: |
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(1) 25 percent to the credit of the state highway fund; |
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and |
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(2) the remainder as provided by the legislature by |
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general law. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 82nd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2011, dedicating certain revenue derived from the |
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tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of motor vehicles to the |
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state highway fund. |
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(b) The changes to Article VIII of this constitution made by |
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the amendment apply to taxes imposed on or after January 1, 2012. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011. |
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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 certain |
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revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of |
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motor vehicles to the state highway fund." |