Sec. 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.