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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the closing of beaches for space flight activities in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 61.132(d) and (f), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioners court may not close a beach or access |
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points to the beach: |
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(1) for a period of more than three calendar days; or |
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(2) on a primary launch date consisting of any of the |
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following days without the approval of the land office: |
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(A) [(1)] the Saturday or Sunday preceding |
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Memorial Day; |
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(B) [(2)] Memorial Day; |
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(C) [(3)] July 4; |
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(D) [(4)] Labor Day; or |
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(E) [(5)] a Saturday or Sunday that is after |
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Memorial Day but before Labor Day. |
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(f) The land office may: |
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(1) approve or deny a beach or access point closure |
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request under Subsection (d)(2) [(d)]; |
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(2) enter into a memorandum of agreement with the |
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commissioners court of a county to which this section applies to |
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govern beach and access point closures made under this section; and |
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(3) adopt rules to govern beach and access point |
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closures made under this section. |
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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, 2021. |