Bill Text: TX HJR204 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-24 - Referred to Transportation [HJR204 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HJR204-Introduced.html
88R14396 JAM-D | ||
By: Bucy | H.J.R. No. 204 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money | ||
in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 7-a. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation | ||
and direction, all net revenues remaining after payment of all | ||
refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from | ||
motor vehicle registration fees, and all taxes, except gross | ||
production and ad valorem taxes, on motor fuels and lubricants used | ||
to propel motor vehicles over public roadways, shall be used for the | ||
sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, | ||
maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the | ||
administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature | ||
pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads; | ||
and for constructing and maintaining transit-oriented projects | ||
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provided, however, that one-fourth (1/4) of such net revenue from | ||
the motor fuel tax shall be allocated to the Available School Fund; | ||
and, provided, however, that the net revenue derived by counties | ||
from motor vehicle registration fees shall never be less than the | ||
maximum amounts allowed to be retained by each County and the | ||
percentage allowed to be retained by each County under the laws in | ||
effect on January 1, 1945. Nothing contained herein shall be | ||
construed as authorizing the pledging of the State's credit for any | ||
purpose. | ||
SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to | ||
the Texas Constitution: | ||
TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies | ||
to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2023, authorizing the use of money in the state | ||
highway fund for transit-oriented projects. | ||
(b) The amendments to Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this | ||
constitution apply only in connection with a state fiscal biennium | ||
that begins on or after September 1, 2025. | ||
(c) This temporary provision expires September 2, 2025. | ||
SECTION 3. 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 permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the use of | ||
money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects." |