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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for |
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cultivated oyster mariculture. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.0406 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0406. GENERAL PERMITS FOR AQUACULTURE; EXEMPTION |
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FOR CLEANING STRUCTURES USED FOR GROWING OYSTERS. (a) A general |
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permit for aquaculture issued by the commission must allow the |
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holder of a cultivated oyster mariculture permit under Chapter 75, |
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Parks and Wildlife Code, to discharge into waters of this state |
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waste related to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters |
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for cultivated oyster mariculture in accordance with Subsection |
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(b). |
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(b) A cultivated oyster mariculture permit holder cleaning |
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a structure as described by Subsection (a): |
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(1) may clean the structure only: |
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(A) at the location where the permit holder is |
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authorized to operate; and |
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(B) with water from that location; |
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(2) may not alter the water in any way before using the |
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water for cleaning, including by adding a soap, chemical, or |
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similar substance; and |
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(3) must comply with all other permit conditions |
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established by the commission. |
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(c) In establishing a permit condition described by |
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Subsection (b)(3), the commission shall consult with the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |