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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of appropriated money for nonprofit |
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organizations advocating for governmental adoption of a policy of |
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managed retreat. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2113, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. RESTRICTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN POLICIES |
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Sec. 2113.401. MANAGED RETREAT. (a) In this section, |
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"managed retreat" means the mandated removal of population, |
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buildings, infrastructure, or other assets from lands adjacent to |
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the Gulf of Mexico through government action and forced |
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resettlement. The term does not include the renourishment of |
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beaches or engaging in property buyouts under Chapter 61, Natural |
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Resources Code, following natural disasters. |
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(b) A state agency or political subdivision of this state |
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shall not adopt or enforce a policy of managed retreat as defined by |
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this section. |
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(c) A state agency may not use appropriated money to |
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contract with, award a grant to, or otherwise provide financial |
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support to a nonprofit organization that has made a public |
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statement calling for or has otherwise advocated for the adoption |
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by this state or a political subdivision of this state of a policy |
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of managed retreat. |
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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, 2023. |