S.B. No. 2380
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to contracts for the disposal of dredged material from a
  portion of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 51.013, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.013.  DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL. (a)  The
  department shall condemn land for disposal of dredged material for
  the Laguna Madre section of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway
  only in accordance with the Draft Laguna Madre GIWW Dredged
  Material Management Plan prepared by the Army Corps of Engineers
  and the Interagency Coordination Team dated October 11, 2002.
         (b)  On request by a political subdivision, the commission
  may enter into a 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)  The commission may not charge a fee for disposal under
  Subsection (b).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2380 passed the Senate on
  April 30, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2380 passed the House on
  May 15, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor