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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of coastal counties to adopt certain |
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rules for island parks, beach parks, and public beaches; creating a |
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criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. COASTAL COUNTY ISLAND PARK, BEACH PARK, AND PUBLIC |
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BEACH RULES |
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Sec. 321.101. APPLICABILITY. Notwithstanding Section |
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321.001, this subchapter applies only to: |
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(1) a county described by Section 321.001; and |
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(2) a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico and has |
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within its boundaries a beach that: |
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(A) is wholly or partly operated by the county as |
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a park; or |
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(B) is otherwise controlled or maintained by the |
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county. |
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Sec. 321.102. RULES. The commissioners court of a county by |
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order may adopt reasonable rules on camping, access, litter, |
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resource protection, or waste disposal in the following locations |
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controlled or maintained by the county: |
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(1) an island park; |
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(2) a beach park; or |
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(3) any part of a public beach. |
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Sec. 321.103. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if |
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the person violates a rule adopted under Section 321.102. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 321, Local Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 321. [PARKS BOARD AND PARK BONDS:] ISLAND PARKS, BEACH |
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PARKS, AND PUBLIC BEACHES OF COASTAL COUNTIES |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |