| 1 | 1 | | 88R6893 ANG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Middleton S.B. No. 2026 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the approval of beach access and use plans by the |
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| 8 | 8 | | commissioner of the General Land Office. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 61.015, Natural Resources Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b-2) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) Local governments shall submit proposed beach access |
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| 14 | 14 | | and use plans to the commissioner for certification as to |
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| 15 | 15 | | compliance with such policies and rules. The commissioner shall |
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| 16 | 16 | | act on a local government's proposed beach access and use plan |
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| 17 | 17 | | within 90 days of submission by [either] approving the plan, |
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| 18 | 18 | | partially approving the plan and identifying geographic areas of |
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| 19 | 19 | | noncompliance, or denying certification. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b-1) In the event of a partial approval under Subsection |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b), the local government may adopt rules and requirements for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | portion of the plan that has been approved. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b-2) In the event of denial under Subsection (b), the |
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| 24 | 24 | | commissioner shall send the proposed plan back to the originating |
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| 25 | 25 | | local government with a statement of specific objections and the |
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| 26 | 26 | | reasons for denial, along with suggested modifications. On |
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| 27 | 27 | | receipt, the local government shall revise and resubmit the plan. |
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| 28 | 28 | | The commissioner's certification of local government plans shall be |
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| 29 | 29 | | by adoption into the rules under Section 61.011. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 31 | 31 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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