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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of land in the William Goodrich Jones State |
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Forest. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 88.1085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 88.1085. USE OF LAND IN WILLIAM GOODRICH JONES STATE |
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FOREST. (a) For the purpose of this section, the "Jones State |
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Forest" means the real property owned by the state for the use and |
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benefit of The Texas A&M University System to demonstrate |
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reforestation work under the Texas A&M Forest Service, consisting |
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of approximately 1,722 acres in Montgomery County, and formally |
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dedicated and named the William Goodrich Jones State Forest. |
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(b) The entire territory of the Jones State Forest must |
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remain natural, scenic, undeveloped, and open in a manner that |
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maintains the tree canopy cover of the forest. No statute, rule, |
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policy, or ordinance may be enforced with respect to the territory |
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of the Jones State Forest, other than a statute, rule, policy, or |
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ordinance that protects and preserves the natural resources, air |
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quality, or water quality of the Jones State Forest. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |