H.B. No. 1824
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the sale and taking of sand, gravel, marl, shell, and
  mudshell, including the use of f
  unds collected from the sale of
  those materials and the taking of those materials from the San
  Jacinto River and its tributaries.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 86.017, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 86.017.  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  Except as provided by
  Subsection (b), funds [Funds] collected by the commission from the
  sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell may be used for:
               (1)  the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter;
               (2)  [,] the payment of refunds;
               (3)  [, and] the construction and maintenance of fish
  hatcheries; and
               (4)  the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of
  fish habitats in rivers and streams.
         (b)  No less than three-fourths of the proceeds from the sale
  of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell, after the payment of
  refunds, shall be used for:
               (1)  the construction and maintenance of fish
  hatcheries; and
               (2)  the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of
  fish habitats in rivers and streams.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 86, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
  by adding Section 86.0192 to read as follows:
         Sec. 86.0192.  EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL
  SUBDIVISIONS. (a)  This section applies only to the following
  political subdivisions:
               (1)  San Jacinto River Authority; and
               (2)  Harris County Flood Control District.
         (b)  A political subdivision may take sand, gravel, marl,
  shell, and mudshell from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries
  to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the river and its
  tributaries to convey storm flows.
         (c)  A political subdivision acting under this section is not
  required to:
               (1)  obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel,
  marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (b); or
               (2)  purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell
  taken under Subsection (b).
         (d)  A political subdivision acting under this section may
  deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under
  Subsection (b) on private land.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the House on April
  12, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 1824 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 1,
  2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1824 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 16, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor