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AN ACT
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relating to the use of land in the William Goodrich Jones State |
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Forest. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 88.1085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 88.1085. USE OF LAND IN WILLIAM GOODRICH JONES STATE |
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FOREST. (a) For the purpose of this section, the "Jones State |
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Forest" means the real property owned by the state for the use and |
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benefit of The Texas A&M University System to demonstrate |
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reforestation work and forest management work under the Texas A&M |
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Forest Service, consisting of approximately 1,722 acres in |
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Montgomery County, and formally dedicated and named the William |
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Goodrich Jones State Forest. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the entire |
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territory of the Jones State Forest must remain natural, scenic, |
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undeveloped, and open in a manner that maintains the tree canopy |
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cover of the forest. No statute, rule, policy, or ordinance may be |
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enforced with respect to the territory of the Jones State Forest, |
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other than a statute, rule, policy, or ordinance that protects and |
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conserves the natural resources, air quality, or water quality of |
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the Jones State Forest. |
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(c) This section does not preclude the Texas Department of |
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Transportation, for the current operation or future expansion of |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1488, from: |
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(1) using an easement that is owned by the state for |
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the benefit of the department for a highway purpose; or |
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(2) acquiring an additional interest in real property. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 345 passed the Senate on |
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March 27, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 24, 2019, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 345 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 118, |
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Nays 26, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |