| 1 | 1 | | 81R6199 ACP-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Jackson, Mike S.B. No. 1293 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the duty of the General Land Office to clean, maintain, |
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| 8 | 8 | | and clear debris from a public beach affected by a declared |
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| 9 | 9 | | disaster. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 61.067, Natural Resources Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a-1) Notwithstanding Sections 61.065 and 61.066, the land |
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| 14 | 14 | | office shall clean, maintain, and clear debris from a public beach |
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| 15 | 15 | | that is located in an area designated as a threatened area in a |
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| 16 | 16 | | declaration of a state of disaster issued under Section 418.014, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Government Code. The duty of the land office under this subsection |
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| 18 | 18 | | is limited to debris related to the event that is the subject of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | disaster declaration. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. Section 61.082(a), Natural Resources Code, is |
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| 21 | 21 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (a) Except as provided by Section 61.067(a-1), the [The] |
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| 23 | 23 | | provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to interfere |
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| 24 | 24 | | with local initiative and responsibility in the cleaning, |
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| 25 | 25 | | maintenance, and supervision of public beaches. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 27 | 27 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 28 | 28 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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