86R4216 JRJ-F
By: Toth H.B. No. 792
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of land in the William Goodrich Jones State
Forest.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 88.1085 to read as follows:
Sec. 88.1085. USE OF LAND IN WILLIAM GOODRICH JONES STATE
FOREST. (a) For the purpose of this section, the "Jones State
Forest" means the real property owned by the state for the use and
benefit of The Texas A&M University System to demonstrate
reforestation work under the Texas A&M Forest Service, consisting
of approximately 1,722 acres in Montgomery County, and formally
dedicated and named the William Goodrich Jones State Forest.
(b) The entire territory of the Jones State Forest must
remain natural, scenic, undeveloped, and open in a manner that
maintains the tree canopy cover of the forest. No statute, rule,
policy, or ordinance may be enforced with respect to the territory
of the Jones State Forest, other than a statute, rule, policy, or
ordinance that protects and preserves the natural resources, air
quality, or water quality of the Jones State Forest.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.