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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature |
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to exempt from ad valorem taxation real and personal property used |
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for the conservation, reuse, or recycling of water. |
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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 52-c to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52-c. PROGRAMS FOR WATER CONSERVATION. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the |
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legislature may provide for the creation of programs and the making |
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of loans and grants of public money, other than money otherwise |
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dedicated by this constitution to use for a different purpose, for |
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the public purpose of water conservation. In carrying out the |
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public purposes of this section, the legislature may by general law |
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exempt from ad valorem or other taxes all or part of real and |
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personal property used for or services related to water |
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conservation. |
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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 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 to authorize the |
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legislature to provide for the creation of programs for the public |
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purpose of water conservation, including the making of loans and |
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grants of public money and the exemption from taxation property |
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used for and services related to water conservation." |