Committee reviews bill on Gulf Coast Protection District gates and leadership appointments
House Bill 2970 (committee substitute) would require the Gulf Coast Protection District\'s final gate design to comply with Transportation Code chapter 66 standards for two-way vessel traffic and would permit the governor to appoint the district\'s presiding officer; committee substitute mirrors an earlier Senate bill and was left pending.
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House Bill 2970, the House version of Senate Bill 410, would require that the final design of the Gulf Coast Protection District\'s coastal barrier gate system (Bolivar Gate) comply with existing requirements in Chapter 66 of the Transportation Code governing two-way vessel traffic and pilot navigation, committee sponsor Senator Middleton told the committee.
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