S.B. No. 1438
AN ACT
relating to prohibitions on the disposition of property interests
by navigation districts for certain purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 60.038, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A district may not convey or exchange an interest in
real property to an individual or private entity for the purpose of
bedding or harvesting oysters, regardless of whether the bedding or
harvesting is to be done directly by the individual or private
entity or the heirs, successors, or assigns of the individual or
private entity.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1438 passed the Senate on
April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1438 passed the House on
May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor