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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision and use of certain transportation |
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funding, including the allocation of certain revenue from the taxes |
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imposed on the sale or use of motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 2015, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows: |
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(1) 1/6 to the credit of the state highway fund [1/4 to
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the credit of the foundation school fund]; and |
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(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund. |
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(b) Money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund |
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under this section may not be used for: |
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(1) a toll road; or |
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(2) a mass transit project. |
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SECTION 2. Effective September 1, 2016, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows: |
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[(1) 1/3 to the credit of the state highway fund [1/4
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to the credit of the foundation school fund]; and |
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(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund. |
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SECTION 3. Effective September 1, 2017, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows: |
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(1) 1/2 to the credit of the state highway fund [1/4 to
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the credit of the foundation school fund]; and |
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(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund. |
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SECTION 4. Effective September 1, 2018, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows: |
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(1) 2/3 to the credit of the state highway fund [1/4 to
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the credit of the foundation school fund]; and |
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(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund. |
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SECTION 5. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows: |
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(1) 5/6 to the credit of the state highway fund [1/4 to
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the credit of the foundation school fund]; and |
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(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund. |
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SECTION 6. Effective September 1, 2020, Section 152.122, |
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Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.122. ALLOCATION AND USE OF TAX. (a) Subject to |
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Section 152.1222, the [The] comptroller shall deposit the funds |
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received under Section 152.121 to the credit of the state highway |
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fund. [of this code as follows:] |
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[(1)
1/4 to the credit of the foundation school fund;
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and] |
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[(2)
the remaining funds to the credit of the general
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revenue fund.] |
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SECTION 7. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 222.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 222.007. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. (a) In this |
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section, "mass transit" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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370.003. |
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(b) On or before August 31, 2020, the department shall |
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identify and implement savings and efficiencies that result in a |
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total savings of at least $1 billion. The amount saved is |
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appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2020, |
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to the department from the source from which the money was |
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originally appropriated for the purpose of funding: |
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(1) added capacity projects on the state highway |
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system; and |
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(2) preventive maintenance and rehabilita |
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tion |
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projects on the state highway system. |
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(c) To provide the funding required under Subsection (b), |
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the department: |
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(1) shall maximize the use of all amounts appropriated |
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to the department; |
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(2) may use savings realized through operational |
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efficiencies, cost reductions, and cost savings; and |
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(3) may not reduce the amount of funding available for |
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transportation projects. |
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(d) Money appropriated under this section may not be used |
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for toll road, mass transit, or highway beautification projects. |
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(e) Not later than August 31, 2020, the department shall |
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report in writing to the legislature on the implementation of this |
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section. |
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(f) This section expires September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 8. In addition to the substantive changes made by |
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this Act, this Act conforms Section 152.122, Tax Code, to the method |
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of allocating motor vehicle sales and use taxes in effect before the |
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effective date of this Act. Section 11.04, Chapter 4 (S.B. 3), Acts |
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of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991, enacted former |
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Section 403.094(h), Government Code, which abolished certain state |
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fund dedications and resulted in the abolition of the allocation to |
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the foundation school fund effective August 31, 1995. |
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SECTION 9. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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act takes effect September 1, 2015. |