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Senate Bill 1311 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Hilderbran |
Senate Bill 1311 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to create an off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area program administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to establish and improve off-highway trails and sites and to foster responsible off-highway vehicle use. The bill sets out provisions relating to a required decal and fee, exemptions, disposition of fees, other revenue, grants, and the establishment and use of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account. Additionally, the bill makes it a Class C Parks and Wildlife misdemeanor to operate a vehicle on such trails without the required decal. All provisions of Senate Bill 1311 take effect September 1, 2005, except the provision requiring the purchase of a decal, which takes effect January 1, 2006.