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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for |
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which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor |
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vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the |
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federal government may be used. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 7-a and 7-b, Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-a. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation |
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and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all |
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refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from |
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motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross |
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production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used |
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to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the |
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sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way for and[,] constructing |
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and[,] maintaining[, and policing such] public roadways[, and for
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the administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the
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Legislature pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on
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such roads]; [and for the payment of the principal and interest on
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county and road district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to
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January 2, 1939, and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for
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payment out of the County and Road District Highway Fund under
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existing law;] provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net |
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revenue from the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available |
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School Fund; and, provided, however, that the net revenue derived |
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by counties from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be |
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less than the maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County |
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and the percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the |
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laws in effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall |
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be construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for |
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any purpose. |
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Sec. 7-b. All revenues received from the federal government |
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as reimbursement for state expenditures of funds that are |
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themselves dedicated for acquiring rights-of-way for and |
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constructing and[,] maintaining[, and policing] public roadways |
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are also constitutionally dedicated and shall be used only for |
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those purposes. |
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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 83rd Legislature, |
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1st Called Session, 2013, prescribing the purposes for which |
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revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor |
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vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the |
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federal government may be used. |
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(b) The changes to Sections 7-a and 7-b, Article VIII, of |
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this constitution made by the amendment apply only in connection |
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with a state fiscal biennium that begins on or after September 1, |
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2015. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires September 2, 2015. |
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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 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prescribing the |
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purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, |
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certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received |
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from the federal government may be used." |