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Senate
Resolution 110
By:
Senators Pearson of the 51st, Mullis of the 53rd, Williams of the 19th, Rogers
of the 21st, Seabaugh of the 28th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the authority of the
General Assembly to approve, reject, or modify any proposed expenditure of
revenues received from motor fuel taxes; to provide for the 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 revising
subparagraph (b) as follows:
"(b)
An amount 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, as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of
Georgia, and for grants to counties by law authorizing road construction and
maintenance, as provided by law authorizing such grants. Said sum is hereby
appropriated for, and shall be available for, the aforesaid purposes 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;
provided, however, that the General Assembly may provide by law for a procedure
pursuant to which the General Assembly approves, rejects, or modifies the
specific expenditure of such funds.
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
Paragraph.
And provided, however, that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall
not be subject to budgetary reduction
except as
provided in this Paragraph. 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 of Georgia be amended so as to provide for the authority of the
General Assembly to approve, reject, or modify any proposed expenditure of
revenues received from motor fuel taxes?"
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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.