Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1128 amends the Natural Resources Code by adding a subchapter relating to the unauthorized harvesting of timber. The act provides that a person who harvests timber without the permission of the owner is liable to the owner for triple the market price of the timber. House Bill 1128 also adds a subchapter relating to payment for timber purchased. The act provides that money collected for harvested timber is trust money, the purchaser of the standing timber for harvest is trustee of the money, and the seller is the beneficiary. It further provides that action by a trustee designed to deprive a beneficiary of trust money is a state jail felony offense.