Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 86.017 · Chapter 86. MARL, SAND, GRAVEL, SHELL, AND MUDSHELL
USE OF FUNDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), funds collected by the commission from the sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell may be used for:
(1) the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter;
(2) the payment of refunds;
(3) the construction and maintenance of fish hatcheries; and
(4) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of fish habitats in rivers and streams.
(b) No less than three-fourths of the proceeds from the sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell, after the payment of refunds, shall be used for:
(1) the construction and maintenance of fish hatcheries; and
(2) the enhancement, preservation, and restoration of fish habitats in rivers and streams.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 (H.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.86.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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