89R8873 SCR-F
By: Creighton S.B. No. 1746
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the relocation or removal of dredged spoils or
materials by a navigation district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 60, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 60.1021 to read as follows:
Sec. 60.1021. RELOCATION OR REMOVAL OF DREDGED SPOILS OR
MATERIALS. (a) If a district requires the relocation or removal of
dredged spoils or materials in an exercise of the district's powers
under this subchapter, the district's power of eminent domain, or
the district's police power, the district shall:
(1) pay at the district's sole expense the cost of
relocating or removing dredged spoils or materials; or
(2) relocate or remove the dredged spoils or
materials.
(b) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of
the relocation or removal after deducting the net salvage value
derived from the dredged spoils or materials.
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, 2025.