H.B. No. 3618
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting camping and building fires in certain
areas; creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 90, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Section 90.0085 to read as follows:
Sec. 90.0085. CAMPING AND BUILDING FIRES PROHIBITED IN
CERTAIN AREAS. (a) This section applies to a section of the Blanco
River that is not located in a county adjacent to a county with a
municipality with a population greater than 1.5 million.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 90.008(a), a person may not
camp or build a fire in a dry riverbed.
SECTION 2. Section 90.011(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates
Section 90.002, [or] 90.008, or 90.0085.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3618 was passed by the House on May 5,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 5, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3618 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor