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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to the definition of a "Navigable stream". |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.001 (3), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.001(3). DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, |
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(a) "Navigable stream" means a stream or river which retains |
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an average width of 30 feet from the mouth up., and which maintains |
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a constant |
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water depth of 12 inches or greater. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.096, Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) No person may obstruct the navigation of any stream a |
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navigable stream which can be navigated by steamboats, keelboats,
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or flatboats by cutting and felling trees or by building on or |
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across the stream any dike, milldam, bridge, or other obstruction. |
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(b) A fence built or maintained for the purpose of the |
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containment of livestock shall not be a violation under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3: This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |