88R22109 MP-F
 
  By: Ashby, A. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 4018
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon
  sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the game,
  fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs,
  from the following sources:
               (1)  all types of fishing licenses and stamps and
  shrimping licenses;
               (2)  all types of hunting licenses and stamps;
               (3)  trapping licenses and other licenses relating to
  the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their
  pelts;
               (4)  sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;
               (5)  oyster bed rentals and permits;
               (6)  federal funds received for fish and wildlife
  research, management, development and conservation, resource
  protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for
  the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
               (7)  sale of property, less advertising costs,
  purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now
  part of this account;
               (8)  fines and penalties collected for violations of a
  law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds,
  wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and
  animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife
  resources of this state;
               (9)  sale of rough fish by the department;
               (10)  fees for importation permits;
               (11)  fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in
  water located on private property;
               (12)  sale of seized pelts;
               (13)  sale or lease of grazing rights to and the
  products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
               (14)  contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals
  and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
               (15)  vessel registration fees;
               (16)  vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees;
               (17)  fines or penalties imposed by a court for
  violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
               (18)  alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;
               (19)  sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by
  the department;
               (20)  fees and revenue collected under Section
  11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the
  conservation of fish and wildlife;
               (21)  fees related to cultivated oyster mariculture;
               (22)  vessel and outboard motor titling fees;
               (23)  participation fees collected under Section
  43.976; [and]
               (24)  money received by the department from carbon
  sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
  Section 11.302(b)(1); and
               (25)  any other source provided by law.
         SECTION 2.  Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the state
  parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the
  following sources:
               (1)  grants or operation of concessions in state parks
  or fishing piers;
               (2)  publications on state parks, state historic sites,
  or state scientific areas;
               (3)  fines or penalties received from violations of
  regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B,
  Chapter 13;
               (4)  fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b)
  or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
               (5)  credits made to the department under Section
  151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax
  proceeds allocated by the legislature to the account under Section
  151.801(c-1), Tax Code, to be used only for the purposes provided by
  that section; [and]
               (6)  money received by the department from carbon
  sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
  Section 11.302(b)(2); and
               (7)  any other source provided by law.
         SECTION 3.  The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks
  and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER L.  USE [GRANT OR LEASE] OF DEPARTMENT LAND
         SECTION 4.  Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
  Code, is amended by adding Section 11.302 to read as follows:
         Sec. 11.302.  CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SIMILAR ECOSYSTEM
  SERVICES PROJECTS. (a)  The department may enter into an agreement
  with a public or private entity for the purpose of developing a
  nature-based carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services
  project on department land.
         (b)  Money received by the department from a carbon
  sequestration or similar ecosystem services project under this
  section shall be deposited:
               (1)  to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety
  account, if the project is located on land primarily used for game
  or fish conservation, protection, or management; and
               (2)  to the credit of the state parks account, if the
  project is located on land primarily used for parks, recreation, or
  historic sites.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.