Section 86.017 - Use of Funds(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.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 86.017
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1286,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.