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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to |
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issue permits for certain quarries and mines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 8503.033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8503.033. PERMITS FOR CERTAIN QUARRIES AND MINES. (a) |
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This section applies only to a quarry or mine that is proposed to be |
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located within: |
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(1) four miles of a lake owned or operated by the |
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authority; |
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(2) four miles of the entrances to two or more state |
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parks or caverns operated by the Parks and Wildlife Department; and |
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(3) two miles of a youth camp licensed by the |
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Department of State Health Services. |
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(b) The authority may not issue a permit for a quarry or mine |
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at a site to which this section applies unless the authority or the |
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commission has performed a study and confirmed that the proposed |
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quarry or mining operation will not harm any lake or state park. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a permit the application for which is filed with the Lower |
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Colorado River Authority on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A permit the application for which is filed with the authority |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it |
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existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |