Bill Text: TX HCR72 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the authority of a county or municipality to close access to public beaches during a disaster.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HCR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR72-Introduced.html
| 87R16051 CLE-D | ||
| By: Hunter | H.C.R. No. 72 | |
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| WHEREAS, Closing public beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| proved challenging in coastal communities due to the uncertainty of | ||
| who determines the boundaries of public beaches, who enforces the | ||
| law governing access to public beaches, and who has the authority to | ||
| close access to public beaches during a disaster; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Public beaches are a shared responsibility of the | ||
| state and local governments, and clarifying their jurisdictions | ||
| would help to ensure that safety protocols are enforced; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives create a joint interim committee to study | ||
| the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the | ||
| law governing access to, public beaches and the authority of a | ||
| county or municipality to close access to public beaches during a | ||
| disaster; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be | ||
| governed by such general rules and policies for interim committees | ||
| as the 87th Texas Legislature may adopt; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee shall submit a full report, | ||
| including findings and recommendations, to the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature in January 2023. | ||
