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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terms and renewal of oyster certificates of |
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location. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 76.018(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall determine renewal procedures to |
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follow at the end of each lease term. The procedures: |
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(1) must include: |
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(A) [(1)] a determination that the lease renewal |
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will be based on the need for depuration of polluted oysters and |
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other considerations specified in the oyster management plan; |
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(B) [(2)] payment of a [$200] fee in an amount |
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set by the commission, due on execution [renewal] of the lease; and |
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(C) [(3)] a condition providing that the current |
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leaseholder will be offered a first right of refusal at the cost of |
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the highest bid at a public auction [if the lease is renewed under |
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this chapter]; and |
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(2) may include [(4)] any other conditions [for the |
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lease renewal] that do not conflict with this chapter. |
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(c) The commission shall determine public auction |
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procedures for the issuance of a lease [that is not renewed by the |
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previous leaseholder under Subsection (b)]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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76.018, Parks and Wildlife Code, apply only to the lease of an |
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oyster certificate of location executed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A lease for an oyster certificate of location |
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executed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the lease was executed, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |