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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the purposes for |
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which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on |
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motor fuels and lubricants may be used. |
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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. 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 for and[,] 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 law;
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provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from
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the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School Fund;
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and,] provided, however, that the net revenue derived by counties |
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from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the |
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maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and the |
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percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws in |
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effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained in this section |
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[herein] shall be construed as authorizing the pledging of the |
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State's credit for any purpose. |
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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 84th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2015, to limit the purposes for which revenue from |
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motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and |
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lubricants may be used. |
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(b) The changes to Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this |
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constitution made by the amendment apply only in connection with a |
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state fiscal biennium that begins on or after September 1, 2017. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires September 1, 2018. |
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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 3, 2015. |
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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 limit the purposes |
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for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on |
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motor fuels and lubricants may be used." |