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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature |
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to exempt from ad valorem taxation property used to control |
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pollution, regardless of whether the property is used to meet or |
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exceed rules or regulations adopted for that purpose. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1-l(a), Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation all or part of real and personal property used, |
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constructed, acquired, or installed wholly or partly to prevent, |
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monitor, control, or reduce [meet or exceed rules or regulations |
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adopted by any environmental protection agency of the United |
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States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state for the |
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prevention, monitoring, control, or reduction of] air, water, or |
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land pollution. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the |
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legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation property used to |
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control pollution, regardless of whether the property is used to |
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meet or exceed rules or regulations adopted for that purpose." |