By:  Lucio                                                        S.B. No. 1909
	(In the Senate - Filed April 16, 2003; April 22, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on International Relations and 
Trade; May 6, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 
5, Nays 0; May 6, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the regulation of the subdividing or development of 
land in areas bordering the Rio Grande and the Laguna Madre or the 
Gulf of Mexico.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 49.211, Water Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  Any subdivision or development of land in a county 
bordering the Rio Grande and the Laguna Madre or the Gulf of Mexico 
shall require written plat approval from all county entities which 
have authority and jurisdiction over the drainage responsibilities 
of the area which is being subdivided or developed.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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