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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the closure of manmade passes between the Gulf of Mexico |
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and Inland Bays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 33, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 33.614 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.614. CLOSURE OF MANMADE PASSES BETWEEN THE GULF OF |
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MEXICO AND INLAND BAYS. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections |
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81.103 and 66.204, Parks and Wildlife Code, the commissioner of the |
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land office may undertake the closure of any manmade pass between |
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the Gulf of Mexico and an inland bay if the commissioner determines |
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that the manmade pass causes or contributes to significant erosion |
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to the adjacent beach shoreline if the land office receives |
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legislative appropriations or other funding. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |