Sec. 86.0192. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to the following political subdivisions:
(1) San Jacinto River Authority; and
(2) Harris County Flood Control District.
(b) A political subdivision may take sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the river and its tributaries to convey storm flows.
(c) A political subdivision acting under this section is not required to:
(1) obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (b); or
(2) purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (b).
(d) A political subdivision acting under this section may deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (b) on private land.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 (H.B. 1824), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle F - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Chapter 86 - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Section 86.001. Management and Protection
Section 86.002. Permit Required; Penalty
Section 86.003. Application for Permit
Section 86.004. Granting of Permit
Section 86.005. Economic Considerations
Section 86.007. Permit by Rule
Section 86.008. Denial of Permit
Section 86.009. Termination and Revocation
Section 86.010. Removal and Replanting of Oysters and Oyster Beds
Section 86.0105. Removal Report
Section 86.011. Delegation of Authority
Section 86.012. Sales of Materials
Section 86.014. Use for Seawalls, Etc
Section 86.015. Sand From Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
Section 86.016. Deposit of Funds
Section 86.018. Taking From Certain Areas Prohibited
Section 86.019. Oil and Gas Lessees
Section 86.0192. Exemption for Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 86.023. Liability for Value of Material Taken
Section 86.026. More Than One Defendant
Section 86.027. Civil Suit and Criminal Prosecution Permissible