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.