Bill Text: TX HJR77 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-12 - Left pending in committee [HJR77 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HJR77-Introduced.html
88R7635 KBB-D | ||
By: Walle | H.J.R. No. 77 |
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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, 2023. | ||
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." |