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SB 578, 65th R.S.

Granting the certifying agency, the General Land Office, the duty and authority to certify those coastal wetlands which are essential to the public interest; providing procedures for certification; exempting certain agricultural lands; granting the acquiring agency, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the authority to acquire fee or lesser interest in such lands and to preserve and manage such lands in the public interest; providing the source of funds to compensate the owners therefor.

Last action: 90 Day Bill

Author: A.R. "Babe" Schwartz
Sponsor: Pike Powers

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 1977, 65th R.S.,ch. 758, General and Special Laws of Texas

Companion:

HB 995 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (House Study Group)

Subjects:
Coastal Affairs & Beaches
GENERAL LAND OFFICE

House Committee: State Affairs ()
Minutes: May 2 1977
Senate Committee: Natural Resources ()
Minutes: March 16 1977

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