89th Legislature

HB 5151

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 5151 prohibits the establishment of new mines, quarries, or rock-crushing operations within four miles of a lake owned by a Texas river authority that includes a national fish hatchery, four miles of a state park entrance containing a cavern designated as a National Natural Landmark, or two miles of a youth camp founded in 1975 and licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Existing facilities operating before January 1, 2025, are exempt from these restrictions​.
Author
Terry Wilson
Ellen Troxclair
John Bryant