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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibitions on the disposition of property interests |
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by navigation districts for certain purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 60.038, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A district may not convey or exchange an interest in |
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real property to an individual or private entity for the purpose of |
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bedding or harvesting oysters, regardless of whether the bedding or |
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harvesting is to be done directly by the individual or private |
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entity or the heirs, successors, or assigns of the individual or |
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private entity. |
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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, 2019. |