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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to permit commuter rail districts to impose a property tax on |
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property located in the district to pay debt issued or assumed by |
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the district and to pay the maintenance and operating expenses of |
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the district. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 48-g to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48-g. The legislature by general law may authorize |
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each commuter rail district to impose a property tax on property |
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located in the district to pay debt issued or assumed by the |
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district and to pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the |
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district. The tax may not be imposed until approved by the voters |
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of the district voting at an election held for that 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 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 authorizing the |
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legislature to permit commuter rail districts to impose a property |
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tax on property located in the district to pay debt issued or |
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assumed by the district and to pay the maintenance and operating |
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expenses of the district." |