88R10805 ANG-D
 
  By: Goodwin H.J.R. No. 119
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a
  clean and healthy environment.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Section 36 to read as follows:
         Sec. 36.  (a)  The public, individually and collectively,
  has the right to a clean and healthy environment, including clean
  water, clean air, healthy soil, and diverse and abundant native
  flora and fauna, and to the preservation of the natural, cultural,
  scenic, recreational, and healthful qualities of the environment.  
  The right to a clean and healthy environment is inherent,
  inalienable, indefeasible, and equal with other protected
  inalienable rights of liberty reserved to the public. The state
  shall equitably protect this right for the public and may not take
  any action to infringe on this right.
         (b)  The public natural resources of this state are the
  common property of all persons, including future generations.  The
  state, including the legislative, judicial, and executive branches
  and each state agency and political subdivision, shall conserve,
  protect, and maintain the state's public natural resources for the
  benefit of the public, including future generations.
         (c)  This section is self-executing.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right
  to a clean and healthy environment."