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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dedication to the state highway fund of certain |
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permit fee revenue attributable to oversize or overweight vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 623.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.009. REDEDICATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE TO THE STATE |
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HIGHWAY FUND. Notwithstanding any other law, all dedications of |
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permit fee revenue to the state highway fund made under this chapter |
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and Chapters 621 and 622 are rededicated to the state highway fund |
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for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, and maintaining public |
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roadways. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 87th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2021, constitutionally dedicating certain revenue |
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to the state highway fund for the purposes of acquiring, |
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constructing, and maintaining public roadways is approved by the |
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voters. If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act |
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has no effect. |