By:  Eiland                                                       H.B. No. 1455



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the landward boundary of the public beach when natural 
dune vegetation is planted and becomes established at a beach 
renourishment project.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 61.017, Natural Resources Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	Section 61.017.  Line of Vegetation Unaffected by Certain 
Conditions         
	(e)  Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section, a beach renourishment project which entails planting of 
native dune vegetation can be undertaken to restore the public 
beach and re-establish the line of vegetation.  Such beach 
renourishment projects for the purposes of this subsection can only 
be undertaken by federal, state, or local government entities, or 
by a private entity in partnership with one or more government 
entities.  Sand used in such beach renourishment projects shall 
have the same grain size and mineralogy as the surrounding beach 
area.  Upon completion of the renourishment project and 
re-establishment of the planted native vegetation, the landward 
boundary of the public beach will be the line of newly established 
planted vegetation.