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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of money in the state highway fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 222.001(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Money that is required to be used for public roadways by |
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the Texas Constitution or federal law and that is deposited in the |
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state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund, including |
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money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund under Title |
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23, United States Code, may be used only: |
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(1) to improve the state highway system; or |
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(2) to mitigate adverse environmental effects that |
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result directly from construction or maintenance of a state highway |
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by the department[; or
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[(3)
by the Department of Public Safety to police the
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state highway system and to administer state laws relating to
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traffic and safety on public roads]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect only if the constitutional |
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amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, |
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prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle |
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registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain |
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revenues received from the federal government may be used is |
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approved by the voters. If that amendment is not approved by the |
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voters, this Act has no effect. |