SLC H.B. 3551 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
H.B. 3551
By: Zbranek
4-22-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

During the development of the Texas Coastal Management Program, the
Coastal Coordination Council, which designed the program, established a
coastal boundary zone that included all counties with any tidewater
shoreline.  This included Liberty County because the Trinity River does
receive some tidal influence.  Citizens and officials of Liberty County
took the position that the small area of tidally influenced waters did not
justify the inclusion of Liberty County within the coastal zone.  The
Council agreed that Liberty County should be removed from the coastal
management zone. 

PURPOSE

HB 3551 allows the removal of a portion of the Trinity River in Liberty
County from the Coastal Management Program. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Sec. 33.203(7), Natural Resources Code, is amended as follows:

 (B) Excludes the portion of the Trinity River located in Liberty County
from the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission's stream segment
maps which help define the boundaries of the Coastal Management Plan. 

 (D) Makes conforming language changes.

SECTION 2.  Emergency Clause.