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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money |
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in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-a. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation |
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and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all |
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refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from |
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motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross |
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production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used |
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to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the |
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sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, |
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maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the |
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administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature |
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pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; |
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and for constructing and maintaining transit-oriented projects |
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[the payment of the principal and interest on county and road |
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district bonds or warrants voted or issued prior to January 2, 1939, |
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and declared eligible prior to January 2, 1945, for payment out of |
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the County and Road District Highway Fund under existing law]; |
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provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from |
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the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School Fund; |
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and, provided, however, that the net revenue derived by counties |
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from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the |
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maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and the |
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percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws in |
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effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall be |
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construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for any |
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purpose. |
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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 89th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2025, authorizing the use of money in the state |
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highway fund for transit-oriented projects. |
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(b) The amendments to Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this |
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constitution apply only in connection with a state fiscal biennium |
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that begins on or after September 1, 2027. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires September 2, 2027. |
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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 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the use of |
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money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects." |