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Senate
Resolution 1
By:
Senators Thompson of the 5th, Weber of the 40th, Stoner of the 6th, Harp of the
29th and Zamarripa of the 36th
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that funds derived from motor
fuel taxes may be appropriated for and grant made for all activities incident to
providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this
state and for any or all transportation purposes; to provide for submission of
this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution is amended by striking
subparagraph (b) of said Paragraph and inserting in its place a new subparagraph
(b) to read as follows:
"(b)
An amount of
money equal to all money derived from
motor fuel taxes received by the state in each of the immediately preceding
fiscal years, less the amount of refunds, rebates, and collection costs
authorized by law, is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
of each year following, for all activities incident to providing and maintaining
an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this
state,
and for any or
all transportation purposes as authorized
by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and for grants to counties
by law authorizing
road,
construction and maintenance
for
transportation purposes, as provided by
law authorizing such grants.
Said
The
sum provided
for under this subparagraph is
hereby
appropriated for, and shall be available for, the
aforesaid
purposes
transportation
purposes authorized under this
subparagraph regardless of whether the
General Assembly enacts a general appropriations Act; and said sum need not be
specifically stated in any general appropriations Act passed by the General
Assembly in order to be available for such purposes. However, this shall not
preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount
greater than the sum specified above for such purposes. The expenditure of such
funds shall be subject to all the rules, regulations, and restrictions imposed
on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws
of this state, unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of
this
paragraph.
And
paragraph;
provided, however, that the proceeds of
the tax
hereby
appropriated
under this
subparagraph shall not be subject to
budgetary reduction. In the event of invasion of this state by land, sea, or
air or in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor, said funds
may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the executive order of the
Governor."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution be amended so as to provide that funds derived from motor fuel
taxes may be appropriated for all activities incident to providing and
maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges and for any or all
transportation purposes authorized by the General Assembly?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.