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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic |
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stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial |
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appropriations limit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 316.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(f) Appropriations of state tax revenues from the economic |
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stabilization fund are appropriations of state tax revenues |
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dedicated by the constitution for the purposes of: |
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(1) Subsections (a)(2) and (3); and |
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(2) Subsection (e). |
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(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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and notwithstanding the clarification of the law made by the |
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enactment of Subsection (f): |
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(1) the limit on the amount of state tax revenues not |
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dedicated by the constitution that could be appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for the state |
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fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, is the same |
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amount as the limit adopted for that biennium under Section 316.005 |
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irrespective of the inclusion of appropriations from the economic |
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stabilization fund in calculations made to determine that amount; |
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and |
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(2) an appropriation from the economic stabilization |
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fund for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for |
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, may |
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not be considered in determining whether appropriations from state |
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tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution for that state |
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fiscal biennium exceed the limit adopted under Section 316.005 for |
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that biennium. |
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(h) This subsection and Subsection (g) expire September 1, |
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2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |