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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the Plains Junction Trail by adjoining |
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landowners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 28, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 28.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.005. PLAINS JUNCTION TRAIL. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Owner" includes the owner's lessee, employee, or |
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guest. |
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(2) "Plains Junction Trail" means the part of the |
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Caprock Canyons Trailway in Hall County that extends approximately |
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10 miles from the Estelline Terminal on United States Highway 287 to |
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Parnell Station trailhead on State Highway 86. |
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(b) The owner of land adjoining the Plains Junction Trail |
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may operate a motor driven vehicle or motor driven equipment, as |
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determined by the commission, on the trail right-of-way if the |
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operation of the motor driven vehicle or equipment is: |
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(1) temporary; |
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(2) occasional; and |
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(3) necessary or convenient for the transportation of |
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animals, equipment, or people. |
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(c) An owner operating a motor driven vehicle or equipment |
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under Subsection (b): |
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(1) is exempt from any permit or fee required by the |
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department for use of the Plains Junction Trail; and |
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(2) must avoid causing permanent damage to the plant |
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life and geological features of the Plains Junction Trail. |
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(d) Operation of a motor driven vehicle or equipment under |
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this section is subject to regulation by the department to protect |
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the safety of persons or property. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |