81R10400 TRH-F
By: Williams S.B. No. 2043
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the closure of certain man-made passes between the Gulf
of Mexico and inland bays by the commissioner of the General Land
Office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 33, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 33.613 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.613. CLOSURE OF CERTAIN MAN-MADE PASSES.
Notwithstanding Sections 66.204 and 81.103, Parks and Wildlife
Code, the commissioner may close a man-made pass between the Gulf of
Mexico and an inland bay if:
(1) the commissioner determines that the pass causes
or contributes to significant erosion of the shoreline of the
adjacent beach; and
(2) the land office receives legislative
appropriations or other funding for that purpose.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.