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Amend SB 408 by adding the following appropriately numbered section and renumbering subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subchapter M, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 26.563 to read as follows:

Sec. 26.563. CERTAIN CRAFT PROHIBITED. (a) The commission by rule shall prohibit the commercial or recreational use of the following craft on the waters of the John Graves Scenic Riverway:

(1) airboats, fanboats, and similar shallow draft watercraft that use an aircraft-type propeller for propulsion; and

(2) hovercraft.

(b) A rule adopted under this section must allow for the operation of craft described by Subsection (a) for:

(1) a visual inspection conducted under Section 26.555; or

(2) law enforcement purposes.