H.B. No. 1824
AN ACT
relating to the sale and taking of sand, gravel, marl, shell, and
mudshell, including the use of f
unds collected from the sale of
those materials and the taking of those materials from the San
Jacinto River and its tributaries.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.017, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 86.017. USE OF FUNDS. (a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b), funds [Funds] collected by the commission from the
sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell may be used for:
(1) the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter;
(2) [,] the payment of refunds;
(3) [, and] the construction and maintenance of fish
hatcheries; and
(4) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of
fish habitats in rivers and streams.
(b) No less than three-fourths of the proceeds from the sale
of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell, after the payment of
refunds, shall be used for:
(1) the construction and maintenance of fish
hatcheries; and
(2) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of
fish habitats in rivers and streams.
SECTION 2. Chapter 86, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Section 86.0192 to read as follows:
Sec. 86.0192. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to the following
political subdivisions:
(1) San Jacinto River Authority; and
(2) Harris County Flood Control District.
(b) A political subdivision may take sand, gravel, marl,
shell, and mudshell from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries
to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the river and its
tributaries to convey storm flows.
(c) A political subdivision acting under this section is not
required to:
(1) obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel,
marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (b); or
(2) purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell
taken under Subsection (b).
(d) A political subdivision acting under this section may
deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under
Subsection (b) on private land.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the House on April
12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1824 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor