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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 of motor vehicles to the |
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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-d to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-d. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, the net revenue derived from the tax authorized by Chapter |
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152, Tax Code, or its successor, and imposed on the sale of a motor |
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vehicle sold in this state shall be deposited to the credit of the |
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state highway fund and may be appropriated only for the purpose of: |
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(1) acquiring rights-of-way; |
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(2) constructing and maintaining public roadways; or |
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(3) repaying the principal and interest on general |
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obligation bonds issued as authorized by Section 49-p, Article III, |
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of this constitution. |
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any |
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revenue described by that subsection that, under general law in |
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effect on January 1, 2011, was required to be deposited to the |
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credit of a fund outside the general revenue fund from which money |
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could be appropriated only for a purpose that decreases the rates |
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of, or reduces reliance on, ad valorem taxes imposed to fund public |
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schools. To the extent general law continues to require the deposit |
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of that revenue in that manner and limit the appropriation of that |
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revenue to that purpose, the requirement and limitation prevail |
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over Subsection (a) of this section. |
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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 of a motor vehicle sold in this state 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 take effect September 1, 2022. |
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(c) Beginning with the state fiscal year beginning on |
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September 1, 2022, the legislature may not appropriate any revenue |
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to which Section 7-d(a), Article VIII, of this constitution applies |
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for any purpose other than a purpose described by Section 7-d(a), |
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Article VIII, of this constitution. |
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(d) In each state fiscal year that begins on or after |
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September 1, 2013, but before September 1, 2022, the legislature |
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shall decrease in equal increments each year the amount of revenue |
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to which Section 7-d(a), Article VIII, of this constitution applies |
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that is appropriated for any purpose other than a purpose described |
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by Section 7-d(a), Article VIII, of this constitution as necessary |
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to comply with Subsection (c) of this temporary provision beginning |
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September 1, 2022. |
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(e) This temporary provision expires September 1, 2023. |
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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 a sale of a motor vehicle |
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sold in this state to the state highway fund." |