By: Johnson S.J.R. No. 82                 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of   the Texas power resiliency fund to finance the operation of backup   power sources.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 49-q to read as follows:          Sec. 49-q.  (a) The Texas power resiliency fund is created   as a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue   fund.          (b)  As provided by general law, money in the Texas power   resiliency fund may be administered and used, without further   appropriation, only:                (1)  by the State Energy Conservation Office or that   office's successor in function to provide grants and loans to   finance the operation of backup power sources; and                (2)  by the Texas Division of Emergency Management or   that division's successor in function to procure and deploy mobile   sources of backup power.          (c)  The entities administering the Texas power resiliency   fund may establish separate accounts in the fund as necessary or   convenient for the fund's administration.          (d)  The Texas power resiliency fund consists of:                (1)  money transferred or deposited to the credit of   the fund by or as authorized by law, including money from any source   transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund at the discretion   of the entities administering the fund;                (2)  revenue, including the proceeds of any fee,   assessment, or tax imposed by this state, that general law   dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund; and                (3)  investment earnings and interest earned on money   in the fund.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the   creation of the Texas power resiliency fund to finance backup power   sources."