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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the use and |
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dedication of certain money transferred to the general revenue fund |
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account for emergency medical services and trauma care systems. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 49-g(c), (c-1), and (c-2), Article III, |
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Texas Constitution, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than the 90th day of each fiscal year, the |
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comptroller of public accounts shall transfer from the general |
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revenue fund to the economic stabilization fund, to [and] the state |
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highway fund, and as provided by general law to an account in the |
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general revenue fund for emergency medical services and trauma care |
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systems the sum of the amounts described by Subsections (d) and (e) |
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of this section, to be allocated as provided by Subsections (c-1) |
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and (c-2) of this section. However, if necessary and |
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notwithstanding the allocations prescribed by Subsections (c-1) |
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and (c-2) of this section, the comptroller shall reduce |
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proportionately the amounts described by Subsections (d) and (e) of |
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this section to be transferred and allocated to the economic |
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stabilization fund to prevent the amount in that fund from |
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exceeding the limit in effect for that biennium under Subsection |
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(g) of this section. Revenue transferred to the state highway fund |
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under this subsection may be used only for constructing, |
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maintaining, and acquiring rights-of-way for public roadways other |
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than toll roads. Revenue transferred to the general revenue fund |
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account under this subsection may be appropriated only for county |
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and regional emergency medical services, designated trauma |
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facilities, and trauma care systems as provided by general law. |
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(c-1) Of the sum of the amounts described by Subsections (d) |
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and (e) of this section and required to be transferred from the |
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general revenue fund under Subsection (c) of this section, the |
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comptroller shall allocate three-eighths [one-half] to the |
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economic stabilization fund, one-eighth to the general revenue fund |
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account for emergency medical services and trauma care systems, and |
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the remainder to the state highway fund, except as provided by |
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Subsection (c-2) of this section. |
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(c-2) The legislature by general law shall provide for a |
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procedure by which the allocation of the sum of the amounts |
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described by Subsections (d) and (e) of this section may be adjusted |
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to provide for a transfer to the economic stabilization fund of an |
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amount greater than the allocation provided for under Subsection |
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(c-1) of this section with the remainder of that sum, if any, |
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allocated for transfer to the state highway fund and the general |
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revenue fund account for emergency medical services and trauma care |
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systems. The allocation made as provided by that general law is |
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binding on the comptroller for the purposes of the transfers |
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required by Subsection (c) of this section. |
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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 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017, to provide for the transfer of certain |
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general revenue to the general revenue fund account for emergency |
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medical services and trauma care systems and for the dedication of |
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the revenue transferred to that account. |
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(b) The amendment to Section 49-g, Article III, of this |
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constitution takes effect immediately on the final canvass of the |
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election on the amendment. If, between September 1, 2017, and the |
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effective date of that constitutional amendment, the comptroller of |
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public accounts has transferred from general revenue to the |
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economic stabilization fund or the state highway fund amounts in |
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accordance with Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of that section, as |
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those subsections existed at the time of the transfer, as soon as |
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practicable after the effective date of the amendment, the |
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comptroller shall return the transferred amounts from the economic |
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stabilization fund and state highway fund to general revenue and |
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transfer from general revenue to the economic stabilization fund, |
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the state highway fund, and an account in the general revenue fund |
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for emergency medical services and trauma care systems amounts in |
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accordance with the amended provisions and in accordance with |
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general law, notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (c) of |
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that section that the transfers for that fiscal year be made before |
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the 90th day of the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2017. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2020. |
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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 7, 2017. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the use |
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and dedication of certain money transferred to the general revenue |
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fund account for emergency medical services and trauma care systems |
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to assist county and regional emergency medical services, |
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designated trauma facilities, and trauma care systems." |