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  By: Martinez H.J.R. No. 61
 
  Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 61:
 
  By:  Herrero C.S.H.J.R. No. 61
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a
  municipality or county to donate certain property to the United
  States to promote border crossing security or international bridge
  trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the
  acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public
  money to make certain payments related to public-private
  partnerships.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Sections 52m and 52n to read as follows:
         Sec. 52m.  (a)  The state or a municipality or county may
  unconditionally donate to the United States to promote border
  crossing security or international bridge trade corridors:
               (1)  real property acquired by and improvements to that
  property acquired or constructed by the state or the municipality
  or county; and
               (2)  technology or equipment acquired by the state or
  the municipality or county.
         (b)  For the purposes described by Subsection (a) of this
  section, the state or a municipality or county may issue public
  securities as provided under general law for financing public works
  to:
               (1)  finance the acquisition of property described by
  that subsection or the construction of improvements described by
  that subsection; or
               (2)  refund or refinance existing debt incurred by the
  state or the municipality or county to acquire property described
  by that subsection or to construct improvements described by that
  subsection.
         Sec. 52n.  The state or a municipality or county may use
  public money to pay lease payments, service payments, user fees,
  debt service, or other costs associated with a public-private
  partnership.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the state
  or a municipality or county to unconditionally donate to the United
  States certain property acquired or constructed by the state or the
  municipality or county to promote border crossing security or
  international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to
  finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to
  use public money to make certain payments related to public-private
  partnerships."