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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of |
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the Texas land and water conservation fund to assist in preserving |
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critical natural resources in this state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 49-d-17 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49-d-17. (a) The Texas land and water conservation |
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fund is created as a special fund outside the state treasury. |
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(b) As provided by general law, money in the Texas land and |
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water conservation fund may be administered and used, without |
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further appropriation, by the Texas land and water conservation |
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board or that board's successor in function to provide funding for |
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conservation and restoration of and public access to land, water, |
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and natural resources. |
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(c) Separate accounts may be established in the Texas land |
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and water conservation fund as necessary to administer the fund or |
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authorized projects. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the |
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creation of the Texas land and water conservation fund to assist in |
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the voluntary protection of Texas' water quality, wildlife habitat, |
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natural areas, and parks, while not increasing the rate of any |
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taxes." If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act |
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has no effect. |