H.B. No. 4018

	AN ACT
	relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon
	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the game,
	fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs,
	from the following sources:
	(1)  all types of fishing licenses and stamps and
	shrimping licenses;
	(2)  all types of hunting licenses and stamps;
	(3)  trapping licenses and other licenses relating to
	the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their
	pelts;
	(4)  sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;
	(5)  oyster bed rentals and permits;
	(6)  federal funds received for fish and wildlife
	research, management, development and conservation, resource
	protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for
	the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
	(7)  sale of property, less advertising costs,
	purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now
	part of this account;
	(8)  fines and penalties collected for violations of a
	law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds,
	wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and
	animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife
	resources of this state;
	(9)  sale of rough fish by the department;
	(10)  fees for importation permits;
	(11)  fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in
	water located on private property;
	(12)  sale of seized pelts;
	(13)  sale or lease of grazing rights to and the
	products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
	(14)  contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals
	and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
	(15)  vessel registration fees;
	(16)  vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees;
	(17)  fines or penalties imposed by a court for
	violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
	(18)  alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;
	(19)  sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by
	the department;
	(20)  fees and revenue collected under Section
	11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the
	conservation of fish and wildlife;
	(21)  fees related to cultivated oyster mariculture;
	(22)  vessel and outboard motor titling fees;
	(23)  participation fees collected under Section
	43.976; [and]
	(24)  money received by the department from carbon
	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
	Section 11.302(b)(1); and
	(25)  any other source provided by law.
	SECTION 2.  Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the state
	parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the
	following sources:
	(1)  grants or operation of concessions in state parks
	or fishing piers;
	(2)  publications on state parks, state historic sites,
	or state scientific areas;
	(3)  fines or penalties received from violations of
	regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B,
	Chapter 13;
	(4)  fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b)
	or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
	(5)  credits made to the department under Section
	151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax
	proceeds allocated by the legislature to the account under Section
	151.801(c-1), Tax Code, to be used only for the purposes provided by
	that section; [and]
	(6)  money received by the department from carbon
	sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by
	Section 11.302(b)(2); and
	(7)  any other source provided by law.
	SECTION 3.  The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks
	and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER L.  USE [GRANT OR LEASE] OF DEPARTMENT LAND
	SECTION 4.  Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
	Code, is amended by adding Section 11.302 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.302.  CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SIMILAR ECOSYSTEM
	SERVICES PROJECTS. (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this
	subsection, the department may enter into an agreement with a
	public or private entity for the purpose of developing a
	nature-based carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services
	project on department land.  This subsection does not authorize the
	department to enter into an agreement to develop a carbon dioxide
	injection well on department land.
	(b)  Money received by the department from a carbon
	sequestration or similar ecosystem services project under this
	section shall be deposited:
	(1)  to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety
	account, if the project is located on land primarily used for game
	or fish conservation, protection, or management; and
	(2)  to the credit of the state parks account, if the
	project is located on land primarily used for parks, recreation, or
	historic sites.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 4018 was passed by the House on April
	26, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 126, Nays 18, 1 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 4018 on May 15, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 9,
	2 present, not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 4018 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 12, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays
	2.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor