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House Bill 2387 |
House Author: Bonnen et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Hegar |
House Bill 2387 amends the Natural Resources Code to expand the authority of the General Land Office to undertake coastal erosion studies and projects in conjunction with qualified project partners. The bill removes language prohibiting money in the coastal erosion response account from being used by the General Land Office for coastal erosion studies, demonstration projects, and response projects pursuant to storm damage mitigation, assessment, and debris removal or to purchase property or reimburse property owners. The bill adds to the projects for which the commissioner of the General Land Office may determine the percentage of the shared project cost a qualified project partner must pay.
House Bill 2387 authorizes the commissioner to undertake more than one erosion response project each biennium that does not require a qualified project partner to pay a portion of the shared project cost if the total cost of projects that do not have a cost share requirement does not exceed one-half of the total amount appropriated to the land office for coastal erosion planning and response.