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Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 86.017

USE OF FUNDS

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

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.