Bill Text: TX SB2026 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the approval of beach access and use plans by the commissioner of the General Land Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB2026 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2026-Introduced.html
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By: Middleton | S.B. No. 2026 |
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relating to the approval of beach access and use plans by the | ||
commissioner of the General Land Office. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 61.015, Natural Resources Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and | ||
(b-2) to read as follows: | ||
(b) Local governments shall submit proposed beach access | ||
and use plans to the commissioner for certification as to | ||
compliance with such policies and rules. The commissioner shall | ||
act on a local government's proposed beach access and use plan | ||
within 90 days of submission by [ |
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partially approving the plan and identifying geographic areas of | ||
noncompliance, or denying certification. | ||
(b-1) In the event of a partial approval under Subsection | ||
(b), the local government may adopt rules and requirements for the | ||
portion of the plan that has been approved. | ||
(b-2) In the event of denial under Subsection (b), the | ||
commissioner shall send the proposed plan back to the originating | ||
local government with a statement of specific objections and the | ||
reasons for denial, along with suggested modifications. On | ||
receipt, the local government shall revise and resubmit the plan. | ||
The commissioner's certification of local government plans shall be | ||
by adoption into the rules under Section 61.011. | ||
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, 2023. |