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1999 SESSION

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HB 1473 Oyster reefs.

Introduced by: Jo Ann S. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Oyster reefs. Prohibits the construction of oyster reefs on state bottomlands and in the Baylor Survey area. Under this legislation, the Marine Resources Commission is required to hold a public hearing before closing public oyster rocks. The bill also designates the Commission as the sole authority for deciding when to open and close a public oyster ground. Such a decision could not be delegated to agency staff.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/07/98 996307201  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/07/98 996307201
• 01/13/99  House: Referred to Committee on Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
• 01/29/99  House: Passed by indefinitely in C.I.T. (16-Y 1-N)