Bill Text: TX HB3085 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3085 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Geo-Technology Research Institute on the monitoring, prevention, and removal of floating trash.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-12 - Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs [HB3085 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3085-Introduced.html

	85R5188 SLB-D

	By: Keough	H.B. No. 3085



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a study by the Geo-Technology Research Institute on the
	monitoring, prevention, and removal of floating trash.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) In this section, "floating trash"
	means human-made trash or debris floating on the waterways of this
	state.
	(b) The Geo-Technology Research Institute shall conduct a
	two-year study on the monitoring, prevention, and removal of
	floating trash and submit a report of the institute's findings to
	the 86th Legislature. The report must include:
	(1) summaries of statutes governing, entities
	responsible for, and practices for compliance with laws and
	policies governing the prevention and removal of floating trash;
	(2) a baseline database developed using available
	agency resources that contains information on the extent of
	floating trash, identifying the sources of and any gaps in the data
	contained in the database;
	(3) a list of model programs in this state and in other
	states for the prevention and removal of floating trash;
	(4) an assessment of the technical and economic
	feasibility of potential new programs for the prevention and
	removal of floating trash; and
	(5) recommendations for:
	(A) state and municipal goals for the prevention
	and removal of floating trash;
	(B) technical assistance required for achieving
	the goals listed in Paragraph (A); and
	(C) monitoring and outreach programs for the
	prevention and removal of floating trash.
	(c) The Geo-Technology Research Institute shall submit to
	the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
	representatives the report described by Subsection (b) of this
	section not later than January 1, 2020.
	SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2020.
	SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
	1, 2017.