By: Truan S.B. No. 1162 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to prohibiting the operation of a vehicle on dunes; 1-3 providing a criminal penalty. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 750.003 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 750.003. OPERATION OF VEHICLE ON DUNE SEAWARD OF DUNE 1-8 PROTECTION LINE PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "vehicle" means 1-9 a device that is designed to transport persons or property and is 1-10 self-propelled or propelled by external means. 1-11 (b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a 1-12 vehicle on a sand dune seaward of the dune protection line as 1-13 defined in Section 63.012, Natural Resources Code, except on a 1-14 roadway designated by a subdivision of the state. 1-15 (c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.