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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the relocation or removal of dredged spoils or |
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materials by a navigation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 60, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 60.1021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 60.1021. RELOCATION OR REMOVAL OF DREDGED SPOILS OR |
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MATERIALS. (a) If a district requires the relocation or removal of |
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dredged spoils or materials in an exercise of the district's powers |
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under this subchapter, the district's power of eminent domain, or |
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the district's police power, the district shall: |
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(1) pay at the district's sole expense the cost of |
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relocating or removing dredged spoils or materials; or |
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(2) relocate or remove the dredged spoils or |
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materials. |
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(b) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of |
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the relocation or removal after deducting the net salvage value |
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derived from the dredged spoils or materials. |
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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, 2025. |