SRC-JLB S.B. 694 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 694
78R5550 MXM-DBy: Janek
Natural Resources
3/4/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, unincorporated areas along the Texas coast lack the regulatory
authority to prohibit open fires on public beaches.  As proposed, S.B. 694
authorizes the county commissioners court in such areas to prohibit open
fires on the beach. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 61.122, Natural Resources Code, by adding
Subsection (f) to authorize the commissioners court of a county bordering
on the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits, by order, to prohibit open
fires on a beach in the unincorporated area of the county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.