1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the placement of dredged material on beaches adjacent
 1-3     to navigation inlets and channels.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 33.602, Natural Resources Code, is amended
 1-6     by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring that
 1-8     beach-quality sand dredged in constructing and maintaining
 1-9     navigation inlets and channels of the state be placed on eroding
1-10     beaches or to restore eroding wetlands wherever practicable.
1-11           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.   
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2794 was passed by the House on April
         27, 2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
         Senate amendments to H.B. No. 2794 on May 25, 2001, by a non-record
         vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2794 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 21, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor