Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.017

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.017, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 86.017. USE OF FUNDS.

Official statutory text

(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.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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