Bill Text: TX SJR48 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-09 - Referred to Finance [SJR48 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SJR48-Introduced.html

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85R6415 MK-D
By: Miles S.J.R. No. 48

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of
certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to
the state highway fund.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 49-g(c), Article III, Texas
Constitution, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Not later than the 90th day of each fiscal year, the
comptroller of public accounts shall transfer from the general
revenue fund to the economic stabilization fund and the state
highway fund the sum of the amounts described by Subsections (d) and
(e) of this section, to be allocated as provided by Subsections
(c-1) and (c-2) of this section. However, if necessary and
notwithstanding the allocations prescribed by Subsections (c-1)
and (c-2) of this section, the comptroller shall reduce
proportionately the amounts described by Subsections (d) and (e) of
this section to be transferred and allocated to the economic
stabilization fund to prevent the amount in that fund from
exceeding the limit in effect for that biennium under Subsection
(g) of this section. Revenue transferred to the state highway fund
under this subsection may be used only for constructing,
maintaining, and acquiring rights-of-way for:
(1) public roadways other than toll roads;
(2) public transportation;
(3) public bicycle paths; and
(4) public sidewalks.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to permit additional
uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal
year to the state highway fund."