1-1 By: Martin, Gray (Senate Sponsor - Patterson) H.B. No. 227 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 1993; 1-3 May 18, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Education; May 28, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: 1-5 Yeas 8, Nays 1; May 28, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Ratliff x 1-9 Haley x 1-10 Barrientos x 1-11 Bivins x 1-12 Harris of Tarrant x 1-13 Luna x 1-14 Montford x 1-15 Shapiro x 1-16 Sibley x 1-17 Turner x 1-18 Zaffirini x 1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-20 AN ACT 1-21 relating to establishing the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores. 1-22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-23 SECTION 1. Chapter 86, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-24 Subchapter E to read as follows: 1-25 SUBCHAPTER E. OTHER COMPONENTS OF UNIVERSITY 1-26 Sec. 86.81. CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES AND SHORES. (a) The 1-27 Center for Texas Beaches and Shores is a component of Texas A&M 1-28 University. 1-29 (b) The center is under the management and direction of the 1-30 board. 1-31 (c) The center shall: 1-32 (1) research problems at coastal conservation areas; 1-33 (2) study the effects of nature and humans on coastal 1-34 conservation areas; 1-35 (3) develop ways to control the loss of shoreline in 1-36 coastal conservation areas and to avoid ecological damage to 1-37 coastal conservation areas using innovative technologies; and 1-38 (4) cooperate and consult with the General Land Office 1-39 and other state agencies to manage coastal conservation areas. 1-40 (d) The board may employ personnel for the center, including 1-41 experts in coastal engineering, marine geology, ecology, biology, 1-42 and economics. 1-43 (e) The board may accept a gift or grant from any public or 1-44 private source for the benefit of the center. 1-45 (f) In this section: 1-46 (1) "Center" means the Center for Texas Beaches and 1-47 Shores. 1-48 (2) "Coastal conservation areas" has the meaning 1-49 assigned by Section 33.052(d), Natural Resources Code. 1-50 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-51 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-52 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-53 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-54 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-55 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-56 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-57 * * * * * 1-58 Austin, 1-59 Texas 1-60 May 28, 1993 1-61 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-62 President of the Senate 1-63 Sir: 1-64 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred H.B. No. 227, 1-65 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-66 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 1-67 pass and be printed. 1-68 Ratliff, 2-1 Chairman 2-2 * * * * * 2-3 WITNESSES 2-4 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 227.