Sec. 75.0105. DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES; CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE CLEANUP SUBACCOUNT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
(b) The cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount is a subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account. The subaccount consists of money deposited to the subaccount under this section.
(c) The department shall set aside 20 percent of the fees collected under this chapter. That money shall be deposited to the credit of the cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account and may be used only for the cleanup of illegal or abandoned cultivated oyster mariculture equipment and related debris in public water.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks
Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture
Section 75.0102. Applicability; Conflict of Laws
Section 75.0103. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program
Section 75.0104. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Permit Required
Section 75.0105. Deposit and Use of Fees; Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Cleanup Subaccount