S.B. No. 710
AN ACT
relating to the share of the cost of a coastal erosion study or
project required to be paid by a qualified project partner under an
agreement with the commissioner of the General Land Office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.603, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (e) and
(f) to read as follows:
(c) An agreement between the commissioner and a qualified
project partner to undertake a coastal erosion response study or
project:
(1) must require the qualified project partner to pay
a specified percentage [at least 15 percent] of the shared project
cost that is not less than the minimum amount prescribed by
Subsection (e):
(A) before completion of the project; or
(B) following completion of the project, in
accordance with a schedule provided by the agreement; and
(2) may contain other terms governing the study or
project.
(e) A qualified project partner must pay:
(1) not less than 25 percent of the shared project cost
if the project is a beach nourishment project on a public beach or
bay shore; and
(2) not less than 40 percent of the shared project cost
if the project is any other coastal erosion response study or
project, including:
(A) a marsh restoration project; or
(B) a bay shoreline protection project other than
a beach nourishment project.
(f) Notwithstanding Subsections (c) and (e), each biennium
the commissioner may undertake one large-scale beach nourishment
project on a public beach without requiring a qualified project
partner to pay a portion of the shared project cost if the cost of
the project does not exceed one-third of the total amount
appropriated to the land office for coastal erosion planning and
response.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 710 passed the Senate on
April 3, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 710 passed the House on
May 16, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor