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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to taking sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from the |
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San 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. 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 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. |