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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to |
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hunt, fish, and otherwise enjoy reasonable access to certain |
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natural resources and the right to enjoy clean air and water. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 33 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33. Each person has the right to hunt and fish on |
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public or private lands and public or private waters, the right to |
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enjoy reasonable access to public lands and public waters for |
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hunting, fishing, and other purposes, and the right to enjoy clean |
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air and water. The state holds wildlife, wild fish, public lands, |
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public waters, and air in trust for the use and benefit of the |
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public. The Legislature shall enact any laws that may be necessary |
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to protect those rights and to secure those resources for future |
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generations. This section does not allow a person access to private |
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land or private water to hunt or fish without permission from the |
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owner of the private land or private water. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing the right |
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to hunt, fish, and otherwise enjoy reasonable access to wildlife, |
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fish, and public lands and public waters, and the right to enjoy |
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clean air and water." |