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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of funds collected by the Parks and Wildlife |
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Commission from the sale of certain materials. |
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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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |