ENGROSSED HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1069	By:	Shannon of the House

				and

		Ballenger of the Senate

( proposed amendment to Section 20 of Article X - Constitution - state tax revenues - ballot title – 	filing )

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1.  The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law, the following proposed amendment to Section 20 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 20.  The A.  Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, the Legislature shall not impose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, but may, by general laws, confer on the proper authorities thereof, respectively, the power to assess and collect such taxes.
B.  The Legislature may provide by law for the use of state tax revenue to pay for county roads and county bridges or to pay principal, interest, or both principal and interest, together with other costs associated with the borrowing of money in order to pay for such county roads and bridges.
SECTION 2.  The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____	State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 20 of Article 10.  It would allow the Legislature to use state tax monies for certain county purposes.  The state tax monies could be used to pay for county roads or bridges.  The state tax monies could be used to build or improve county roads or bridges whether or not any debt was incurred to finance the roads or bridges.  The state tax monies could also be used to pay for debt incurred if money was borrowed to finance roads or bridges.  The state tax monies could be used to pay for principal, for interest or both.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES	_____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO 	_____________
SECTION 3.  The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and file one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney General.
Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate