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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contracts for the disposal of dredged material from a |
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portion of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.013, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.013. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL. (a) The |
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department shall condemn land for disposal of dredged material for |
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the Laguna Madre section of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway |
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only in accordance with the Draft Laguna Madre GIWW Dredged |
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Material Management Plan prepared by the Army Corps of Engineers |
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and the Interagency Coordination Team dated October 11, 2002. |
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(b) On request by a political subdivision, the commission |
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may enter into a contract with a political subdivision to dispose of |
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dredged material from the Highland Bayou Diversionary Canal on |
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Placement Area 58 of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway. |
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(c) The commission may not charge a fee for disposal under |
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Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |