BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 2380

                                                                                                                               By: Jackson, Mike

                                                                                                                               Natural Resources

                                                                                                                                            9/30/2009

                                                                                                                                              Enrolled

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Current law is ambiguous and does not specifically authorize the disposal of dredge spoil from the Highland Bayou Diversionary Channel in Placement Area 58A of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.

 

S.B. 2380 amends current law relating to contracts for the disposal of dredged material from a portion of the Gulf Coast Intercostal Waterway.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 51.013, Transportation Code, as follows:

 

Sec. 51.013.  DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL.  (a)  Creates this subsection from existing text.  Makes no further changes to this subsection.

 

(b)  Authorizes the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), on request by a political subdivision, to enter into contract with a political subdivision to dispose of dredged material from the Highland Bayou Diversionary Canal on Placement Area 58A of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.

 

(c)  Prohibits TTC from charging a fee for disposal under Subsection (b).

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2009.