Bill Text: TX HJR13 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allocate a portion of oil and gas production tax revenue to the counties from which the oil and gas originated.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-17 - Left pending in committee [HJR13 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HJR13-Introduced.html
86R215 ADM-D | ||
By: White | H.J.R. No. 13 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature | ||
to allocate a portion of oil and gas production tax revenue to the | ||
counties from which the oil and gas originated. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
adding Section 51-b to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 51-b. The legislature by general law may allocate a | ||
portion of oil and gas production tax revenue not otherwise | ||
allocated by this constitution to the counties from which the oil | ||
and gas originated to be used solely for the purpose of | ||
supplementing construction and maintenance of county roads and | ||
bridges that are impacted by oil and gas exploration and production | ||
activities. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the | ||
legislature to allocate a portion of oil and gas production tax | ||
revenue to the counties from which the oil and gas originated." |