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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate |
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Joint Resolution 75 (proposing a constitutional amendment creating |
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the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this |
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state) to consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement |
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and add text on a matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 |
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of the resolution, by including in added Section 49-d-16(a), |
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Article III, Texas Constitution, text that reads as follows: |
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The legislature may appropriate money for the purpose of depositing |
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the money to the fund to be available for transfer as provided by |
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Subsection (b) of this section. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify that money |
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may be appropriated to the Texas water fund. |
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(2) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement |
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and add text on a matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 |
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of the resolution, by including in added Section 49-d-16(b), |
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Article III, Texas Constitution, text that reads as follows: |
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, including the transfer of money from the fund to or the |
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restoration of the money from: |
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(1) the Water Assistance Fund No. 480; |
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(2) the New Water Supply for Texas Fund; |
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(3) the Rural Water Assistance Fund No. 301; or |
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(4) the Statewide Water Public Awareness Account. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify that money |
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in the Texas water fund may be transferred to or restored from |
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certain other funds. |
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(3) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of the |
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resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(e), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, to read as follows: |
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(e) Of the amount of money initially appropriated to the |
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Texas water fund, the administrator of the fund shall allocate not |
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less than 25 percent to be used only for transfer to the New Water |
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Supply for Texas Fund. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify the purposes |
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for which money in the Texas water fund may be used. |
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(4) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of the |
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resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(h), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, to read as follows: |
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(h) Any unexpended and unobligated balance remaining in the |
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Texas water fund at the end of a state fiscal biennium is |
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appropriated to the administrator of that fund for the following |
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state fiscal biennium for the purposes authorized by this section. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify that |
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unexpended and unobligated money in the Texas water fund must |
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remain in that fund until transferred by the administrator of that |
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fund. |