By Armbrister                                         S.B. No. 1352
         77R7054 BDH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the size of certain piers in coastal public lands.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 33.115(a), Natural Resources Code, is
 1-5     amended to read as follows:
 1-6           (a)  Without obtaining an easement from the board, the owner
 1-7     of littoral property may construct a pier which:
 1-8                 (1)  may be used for any purpose except commercial
 1-9     purposes;
1-10                 (2)  is 115 [100] feet or less in length and 25 feet or
1-11     less in width; and
1-12                 (3)  requires no filling or dredging.
1-13           SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any
1-14     pier constructed by an owner of littoral property, including a pier
1-15     constructed before the effective date of this Act.
1-16           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-17     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-18     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-19     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-20     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.