82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 596, Chapter 236 Page: 1 of 3
This legislative document is part of the collection entitled: Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Chapter 236 . H.B. No. 596
1 AN ACT
2 relating to offenses involving operating a motorboat in a circular
3 course.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Britteny Sage
6 Lindt Act.
7 SECTION 2. The heading to Section 31.099, Parks and
8 Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
9 Sec. 31.099. PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND
10 INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES FISHERMANN OR SWI F R].
11 SECTION 3. Section 31.099, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
12 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
13 read as follows:
14 (a) No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course
15 around:
16 (1) any other boat or personal watercraft any occupant
17 of which is engaged in fishing, waterskiing, or a similar activity;
18 or
19 (2) [aree44] any person swimming.
20 (a-l) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person operating a
21 motorboat in a circular course to retrieve a downed or fallen
22 water-skier or other person engaged in a similar activity.
23 SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only
24 to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.1
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This document can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 596, Chapter 236, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311630/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.