HB 3482
AN ACT relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Restricts the Lower Colorado River Authority from issuing permits for quarries or mines located within four miles of lakes, state parks or caverns, and two miles of licensed youth camps, unless a comprehensive study confirms the proposed operation will not cause environmental harm. The legislation requires a detailed environmental assessment before permitting such industrial activities near sensitive natural and recreational areas, protecting these locations from potential negative impacts of mining operations. This law applies to permit applications filed on or after September 1, 2025, with existing permit applications continuing under previous regulations.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to issue permits for certain quarries and mines. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8503.033 to read as follows: Sec. 8503.033. PERMITS FOR CERTAIN QUARRIES AND MINES. (a) This section applies only to a quarry or mine that is proposed to be (1) four miles of a lake owned or operated by the (2) four miles of the entrances to two or more state parks or caverns operated by the Parks and Wildlife Department; and (3) two miles of a youth camp licensed by the Department of State Health Services. (b) The authority may not issue a permit for a quarry or mine at a site to which this section applies unless the authority or the commission has performed a study and confirmed that the proposed quarry or mining operation will not harm any lake or state park. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a permit the application for which is filed with the Lower Colorado River Authority on or after the effective date of this Act. A permit the application for which is filed with the authority before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to
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