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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition of certain new mines, quarries, or rock |
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crushing operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 5, Subtitle C, Chapter 382, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.006 to Subchapter A to |
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read as follows: |
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382.006 CERTAIN NEW MINES, QUARRIES, AND ROCK CRUSHING |
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OPERATIONS PROHIBITED. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, mines, quarries, or rock |
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crushing facilities are prohibited at any site that is located |
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within: |
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(1) four miles of a lake owned or operated by a Texas |
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river authority, with a national fish hatchery; |
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(2) four miles of the entrance of a state park operated |
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by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with a cavern dedicated |
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as a National Natural Landmark dedicated in 1971; and |
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(3) two miles of a youth camp founded in 1975 and |
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licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a site that was legally |
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operating as a mine, quarry, or rock crushing facility on or before |
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January 1, 2025. |
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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. |