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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and taking of sand, gravel, marl, shell, and |
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mudshell, including the use of f |
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unds collected from the sale of |
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those materials and the taking of those materials from the San |
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Jacinto River and its tributaries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.017, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.017. USE OF FUNDS. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), funds [Funds] collected by the commission from the |
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sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell may be used for: |
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(1) the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter; |
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(2) [,] the payment of refunds; |
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(3) [, and] the construction and maintenance of fish |
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hatcheries; and |
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(4) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of |
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fish habitats in rivers and streams. |
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(b) No less than three-fourths of the proceeds from the sale |
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of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell, after the payment of |
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refunds, shall be used for: |
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(1) the construction and maintenance of fish |
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hatcheries; and |
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(2) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of |
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fish habitats in rivers and streams. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 86, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 86.0192 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.0192. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL |
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SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to the following |
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political subdivisions: |
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(1) San Jacinto River Authority; and |
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(2) Harris County Flood Control District. |
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(b) A political subdivision may take sand, gravel, marl, |
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shell, and mudshell from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries |
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to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the river and its |
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tributaries to convey storm flows. |
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(c) A political subdivision acting under this section is not |
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required to: |
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(1) obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel, |
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marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (b); or |
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(2) purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell |
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taken under Subsection (b). |
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(d) A political subdivision acting under this section may |
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deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under |
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Subsection (b) on private land. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1824 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |