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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program to control or eradicate nuisance aquatic |
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vegetation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.010, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.010. NUISANCE OR NOXIOUS AQUATIC VEGETATION |
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PROGRAM. (a) The department may implement a program to control or |
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eradicate nuisance aquatic vegetation, including hydrilla and |
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giant sylvania, from public water in this state. |
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(b) To implement the program under this section, the |
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department may use money from unclaimed refunds of the tax on fuel |
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used in motorboats appropriated to the department under Section |
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162.502(c), Tax Code. |
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(c) The department may contract with a person not employed |
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by the department or use the services of department personnel for |
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the control or eradication of nuisance or noxious vegetation in the |
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water of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |