Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 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.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 (H.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.