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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to impose by general law an additional motor vehicle registration |
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fee to be deposited into the Texas Mobility Fund. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-a. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, |
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allocation and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment |
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of all refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived |
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from 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, constructing, |
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maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the |
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administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature |
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pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; |
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[and for the payment of the principal and interest on county and
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road district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to January 2,
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1939, and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment
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out of the County and Road District Highway Fund under existing
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law;] provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue |
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from the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School |
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Fund; and, provided, however, that the net revenue derived by |
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counties from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less |
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than the maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and |
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the percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws |
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in effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall be |
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construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for any |
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purpose. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, the |
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legislature by general law may impose an additional motor vehicle |
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registration fee, the revenue from which shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the Texas Mobility Fund and used for any purpose for which |
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money in that fund may be used. |
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SECTION 2. Section 49-k(e), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The legislature by law may dedicate to the fund one or |
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more specific sources or portions, or a specific amount, of the |
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revenue, including taxes, and other money of the state that are not |
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otherwise dedicated by this constitution. Except as provided by |
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Section 7-a(b), Article VIII, of this constitution, the [The] |
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legislature may not dedicate money from the collection of motor |
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vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants |
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dedicated by Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this constitution, but |
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it may dedicate money received from other sources that are |
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allocated to the same costs as those dedicated taxes and fees. |
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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 authorizing the |
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legislature to impose by general law an additional motor vehicle |
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registration fee to be deposited into the Texas Mobility Fund." |