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. _______________________________ _______________________________ 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. _______________________________ 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. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor