By Denny H.B. No. 1838 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of 1-3 quarrying operations and adjacent property. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 133, Natural Resources Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1-8 Sec. 133.901. DISTANCE BETWEEN PIT AND PROPERTY LINE. At 1-9 the time quarrying is completed, the distance from the edge of the 1-10 consolidated material of a pit that does not have lateral support 1-11 to the property line of the nearest property that is not owned or 1-12 leased by the operator may not be less than 1.5 times the vertical 1-13 distance from the original ground surface to the top of the 1-14 consolidated material, plus 25 feet. This section does not apply 1-15 if the operator and the adjacent property owner agree that the pit 1-16 may be located closer to the property line. 1-17 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-18 (b) The change in law made by Subchapter Z, Chapter 133, 1-19 Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a pit 1-20 that is active on or after the effective date of this Act. A pit 1-21 that is inactive on the effective date of this Act is governed by 1-22 the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this 2-1 Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.