S.B. No. 695
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of creating
  and maintaining a coastal barrier system.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  The legislature shall establish a joint
  interim committee to continue to study the feasibility and
  desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system
  in this state that includes a series of gates and barriers to
  prevent storm surge damage to gulf beaches or coastal ports,
  industry, or property.
         (b)  The committee is composed of:
               (1)  the members of the standing committee of the
  senate that has primary jurisdiction over natural resources;
               (2)  the members of the standing committee of the house
  of representatives that has primary jurisdiction over land and
  resource management;
               (3)  two members of the senate appointed by the
  lieutenant governor, each of whom represents a district in a county
  that borders the Gulf of Mexico; and
               (4)  two members of the house of representatives
  appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, each of
  whom represents a district in a county that borders the Gulf of
  Mexico.
         (c)  The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
  representatives shall jointly designate a chair or, alternatively,
  designate two co-chairs from among the committee membership.
         (d)  The committee may adopt rules necessary to carry out the
  committee's duties under this section.
         (e)  Not later than December 1, 2016, the committee shall
  report to the governor and the legislature the findings of the study
  and any recommendations developed by the committee under this
  section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 695 passed the Senate on
  March 23, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 695 passed the House on
  May 15, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 129, Nays 10, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor