1-1 By: Truan S.B. No. 1162 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2001; March 8, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; 1-4 March 26, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, 1-5 Nays 0; March 26, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to prohibiting the operation of a vehicle on dunes; 1-9 providing a criminal penalty. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by 1-12 adding Section 750.003 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 750.003. OPERATION OF VEHICLE ON DUNE SEAWARD OF DUNE 1-14 PROTECTION LINE PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "vehicle" means 1-15 a device that is designed to transport persons or property and is 1-16 self-propelled or propelled by external means. 1-17 (b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a 1-18 vehicle on a sand dune seaward of the dune protection line as 1-19 defined in Section 63.012, Natural Resources Code, except on a 1-20 roadway designated by a subdivision of the state. 1-21 (c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-23 * * * * *