Amend CSSB 1335 as follows: 1. On page 421, line 11, Sec. 268.004 after ";" strike the word "and". On page 421, line 14, Sec. 268.004 strike "." and insert "; and". On page 421, line 15, Sec. 268.004 add a new subsection (8) as follows: "(8) protection of the beds and banks of the state-owned rivers and watercourses in the Nueces River Basin." 2. On page 438, line 10 insert a new Sec. 268.037 and renumber the remaining Sections accordingly: "Sec. 268.037. PROTECTION OF NATURAL CONDITION OF BEDS AND BANKS OF STATE-OWNED WATERCOURSES. (a) The authority may adopt and enforce rules to protect the natural condition of the state-owned beds and banks of the watercourses within the authority's boundaries against disturbance of their beds and banks by limiting or prohibiting vehicular access and use thereof, except by owners of the adjacent uplands and the owner's agents, employees, representatives and lessees, for reasonable purposes related to usual and customary agricultural operations conducted only in those reaches of the watercourse adjacent to the owner's property. The authority in its rules may also prohibit within the state-owned beds and banks of the watercourses littering, destruction of aquatic habitat, pollution, and activities endangering the public safety. In adopting rules, the board shall comply, as appropriate, with the requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code. (b) Nothing herein is intended to nor shall affect such use of the beds and banks of the watercourses for emergency or resuce operations or for activities specifically authorized by the state or its political subdivisions acting pursuant to state law. (c) A violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this section is a Class B Misdemeanor. Actions for violations of the rules may be brought under this section or under Section 268.032(a) of this chapter. The authority may also seek injunctive relief as provided in Section 268.032 of this chapter for enforcement of rules. (d) The authority may contract for, employ or appoint peace officers in the manner provided in Section 49.216, Water Code, to enforce the rules within the state-owned beds and banks of the watercourses within the authority's boundaries.