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| | Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. GA-0143 (2004) -- Greg Abbott Administration |
 | | The constitutionally dedicated revenues "shall be used for the sole purpose of acquiring rights-of-way, constructing, maintaining, and policing such public roadways, and for the administration of such laws as may be prescribed by the Legislature pertaining to the supervision of traffic and safety on such roads." Id. |
 | | The state highway fund therefore is not a constitutional fund in its entirety. |
 | | The Oregon attorney general has interpreted a state constitutional provision stating that "[t]he proceeds from any tax levied" on motor vehicle fuels and "the proceeds from any tax or excise levied on the ownership, operation or use of motor vehicles" shall be used exclusively to construct, improve, repair, maintain, operate, and police public highways. |
| www.oag.state.tx.us /opinions/op50abbott/ga-0143.htm (3625 words) |
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