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1	1	H.B. No. 4018
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon
6	6	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
9	9	amended to read as follows:
10	10	(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the game,
11	11	fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs,
12	12	from the following sources:
13	13	(1) all types of fishing licenses and stamps and
14	14	shrimping licenses;
15	15	(2) all types of hunting licenses and stamps;
16	16	(3) trapping licenses and other licenses relating to
17	17	the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their
18	18	pelts;
19	19	(4) sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;
20	20	(5) oyster bed rentals and permits;
21	21	(6) federal funds received for fish and wildlife
22	22	research, management, development and conservation, resource
23	23	protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for
24	24	the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
25	25	(7) sale of property, less advertising costs,
26	26	purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now
27	27	part of this account;
28	28	(8) fines and penalties collected for violations of a
29	29	law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds,
30	30	wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and
31	31	animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife
32	32	resources of this state;
33	33	(9) sale of rough fish by the department;
34	34	(10) fees for importation permits;
35	35	(11) fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in
36	36	water located on private property;
37	37	(12) sale of seized pelts;
38	38	(13) sale or lease of grazing rights to and the
39	39	products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
40	40	(14) contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals
41	41	and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
42	42	(15) vessel registration fees;
43	43	(16) vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees;
44	44	(17) fines or penalties imposed by a court for
45	45	violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
46	46	(18) alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;
47	47	(19) sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by
48	48	the department;
49	49	(20) fees and revenue collected under Section
50	50	11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the
51	51	conservation of fish and wildlife;
52	52	(21) fees related to cultivated oyster mariculture;
53	53	(22) vessel and outboard motor titling fees;
54	54	(23) participation fees collected under Section
55	55	43.976; [and]
56	56	(24) money received by the department from carbon
57	57	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
58	58	Section 11.302(b)(1); and
59	59	(25) any other source provided by law.
60	60	SECTION 2. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
61	61	amended to read as follows:
62	62	(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state
63	63	parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the
64	64	following sources:
65	65	(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks
66	66	or fishing piers;
67	67	(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites,
68	68	or state scientific areas;
69	69	(3) fines or penalties received from violations of
70	70	regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B,
71	71	Chapter 13;
72	72	(4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b)
73	73	or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
74	74	(5) credits made to the department under Section
75	75	151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax
76	76	proceeds allocated by the legislature to the account under Section
77	77	151.801(c-1), Tax Code, to be used only for the purposes provided by
78	78	that section; [and]
79	79	(6) money received by the department from carbon
80	80	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
81	81	Section 11.302(b)(2); and
82	82	(7) any other source provided by law.
83	83	SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks
84	84	and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
85	85	SUBCHAPTER L. USE [GRANT OR LEASE] OF DEPARTMENT LAND
86	86	SECTION 4. Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
87	87	Code, is amended by adding Section 11.302 to read as follows:
88	88	Sec. 11.302. CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SIMILAR ECOSYSTEM
89	89	SERVICES PROJECTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
90	90	subsection, the department may enter into an agreement with a
91	91	public or private entity for the purpose of developing a
92	92	nature-based carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services
93	93	project on department land. This subsection does not authorize the
94	94	department to enter into an agreement to develop a carbon dioxide
95	95	injection well on department land.
96	96	(b) Money received by the department from a carbon
97	97	sequestration or similar ecosystem services project under this
98	98	section shall be deposited:
99	99	(1) to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety
100	100	account, if the project is located on land primarily used for game
101	101	or fish conservation, protection, or management; and
102	102	(2) to the credit of the state parks account, if the
103	103	project is located on land primarily used for parks, recreation, or
104	104	historic sites.
105	105	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
106	106	______________________________ ______________________________
107	107	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
108	108	I certify that H.B. No. 4018 was passed by the House on April
109	109	26, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 18, 1 present, not
110	110	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
111	111	No. 4018 on May 15, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 9,
112	112	2 present, not voting.
113	113	______________________________
114	114	Chief Clerk of the House
115	115	I certify that H.B. No. 4018 was passed by the Senate, with
116	116	amendments, on May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays
117	117	2.
118	118	______________________________
119	119	Secretary of the Senate
120	120	APPROVED: __________________
121	121	Date
122	122	__________________
123	123	Governor