Bill Text: TX SB1266 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed

Texas Senate Bill 1266 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-03 - Referred to House Administration [SB1266 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB1266-Engrossed.html



	By: Taylor, Zaffirini	S.B. No. 1266


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal
	barrier system.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. (a) The legislature shall establish a joint
	interim committee to continue to study the implementation of a
	coastal barrier system in this state that includes a series of gates
	and barriers to prevent storm surge damage to gulf beaches or
	coastal ports, industry, or property.
	(b) The committee is composed of:
	(1) the members of the standing committee of the
	senate that has primary jurisdiction over natural resources;
	(2) the members of the standing committee of the house
	of representatives that has primary jurisdiction over land and
	resource management;
	(3) two members of the senate appointed by the
	lieutenant governor, each of whom represents a district in a county
	that borders the Gulf of Mexico; and
	(4) two members of the house of representatives
	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, each of
	whom represents a district in a county that borders the Gulf of
	Mexico.
	(c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
	representatives shall jointly designate a chair or, alternatively,
	designate two co-chairs from among the committee membership.
	(d) The committee may adopt rules necessary to carry out the
	committee's duties under this section.
	(e) Not later than December 1, 2022, the committee shall
	report to the governor and the legislature the findings of the study
	and any recommendations developed by the committee under this
	section.
	(f) The committee is abolished and this Act expires January
	9, 2023.
	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, 2021.