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House Bill 1300 |
House Author: Hunter et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Kolkhorst et al. |
House Bill 1300 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to require the Parks and Wildlife Commission, in coordination with Department of Agriculture, the Department of State Health Services, the General Land Office, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, to establish criteria, rules, and fees for the implementation of a cultivated oyster mariculture permit program in Texas coastal waters. The bill, among other provisions, provides for misdemeanor penalties, program funding, and a cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup account.