,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #becg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjad ,mr4  
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide legal c]ta9ty to prop]ty own]s  
along ! ,r$ ,riv] 9 ,texas1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,r$ ,riv] ,private      
,prop]ty ,protection ,act4  #b4  ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,9 #aibc1
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt f\nd ! bord] betwe5   
,texas & ,oklahoma to be3 ! wat]-wa%$ & 
relatively p]man5t elevation or         
acclivity at ! out] l9e ( ! riv] b$ :i* 
sep>ates ! b$ f ! adjac5t upl&1 :e!r    
valley or hill1 & s]ves to conf9e !     
wat]s )9 ! b$ & to pres]ve ! c\rse ( !  
riv]1 & t ! b\nd>y int5d$ is on & along 
! bank at ! av]age or mean level atta9$ 
by ! wat]s 9 ! p]iods :5 !y rea* & wa% !
 bank )\t ov]fl[+ x4 ,:5 we speak ( !   
b$1 we include all ( ! area :i* is kept 

practically b>e ( vegetation by ! wa% ( 
! wat]s ( ! riv] f ye> to ye> 9 _! onw>d
 c\rse1 al?\gh p>ts ( x are left dry =  
mon?s at a "t1 & we exclude ! lat]al    
valleys1 :i* h ! *>act]i/ics (          
relatively fa/ l& & usually are cov]$ by
 upl& grasses & vegetation1 al?\gh      
tempor>ily ov]fl[$ 9 exceptional        
in/ances :5 ! riv] is at flood44  7#b7  
,?is w\ld become kn[n z ! gradi5t       
b\nd>y4  7#c7 ,?is decision makes cle>  
t1 abs5t wat] t is physically t\*+ !    
bank1 ! high bluff or anci5t bank along 
! s\!rn edge ( ! ,r$ ,riv] is n ! b\nd>y
 betwe5 ,texas & ,oklahoma4  7#d7 ,9    
#bjjj1 ,public ,law #ajf-bhh ratifi$ !  
,r$ ,riv] ,b\nd>y ,compact agre$ to &   
sign$ into ,/ate law by ,texas &        
,oklahoma t sets ! b\nd>y betwe5 !      
,/ates to be ! vegetation l9e on ! s\?  
bank ( ! ,r$ ,riv]1 except = ! ,texoma  
area :]e ! b\nd>y is e/abli%$ pursuant  
to proc$ures provid$ = 9 ! ,compact4    
7#e7 ,!re=e1 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t 
%\ld h no claim to l& t is ei!r s\? ( ! 

gradi5t b\nd>y e/abli%$ by ! ,supreme   
,c\rt or s\? ( ! vegetation l9e on !    
s\!rn bank ( ! ,r$ ,riv] pursuant to    
,public ,law #ajf-bhh :]eby l&[n]s h    
pro( ( _! "r1 title1 & int]e/ to ! l& & 
h be5 pay+ prop]ty taxes accord+ly4  #c4
  ,issuance ( quit claim de$s  7a7  ,9  
,g5]al  ,! ,secret>y %all rel9qui% &    
%all transf] by quit claim de$ all "r1  
title1 & int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 & to
 ,r$ ,riv] l&s to any claimant :o       
demon/rates to ! satisfaction ( !       
,secret>y t (ficial c\nty or ,/ate      
records indicate t ! claimant holds all 
"r1 title1 & int]e/ to ^? l&s4  7b7     
,public ,notification  ,! ,secret>y %all
 publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on (ficial 
& appropriate ,web sites ! process to   
receive writt5 &_/or electronic         
submissions ( ! docum5ts requir$ "u     
subsection 7a74 ,! ,secret>y %all treat 
all prop] notifications receiv$ f !     
claimant z fulfill+ ! satisfaction      
requirem5ts "u subsection 7a74  7c7     
,/&>d ( ,approval  ,! ,secret>y %all    

accept all (ficial c\nty & ,/ate records
 z fil$ 9 ! c\nty on ! date ( submission
 prov+ "r1 title1 & int]e/4  7d7  ,"t   
,p]iod = ,approval or ,disapproval (    
,reque/  ,! ,secret>y %all approve or   
disapprove a reque/ = a quit claim de$  
"u subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! writt5 reque/ is   
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y4 ,if ! ,secret>y 
fails to approve or disapprove su* a    
reque/ by ! end ( su* #abj-;day p]iod1 !
 reque/ %all be deem$ to be approv$4    
#d4  ,res\rce ,managem5t ,plan  ,!      
,secret>y %all ensure t no p>cels ( ,r$ 
,riv] l&s are treat$ z ,f$]al l& = !    
purpose ( any res\rce managem5t plan    
until ! ,secret>y has ensur$ t su*      
p>cels are n subject to transf] "u      
section #c4  #e4  ,def9itions  ,= !     
purposes ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m ,r$   
,riv] l&s means l&s along !             
approximately #eci-mile /ret* ( ! ,r$   
,riv] betwe5 ! ,/ates ( ,texas &        
,oklahoma2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,secret>y means
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! 

,director ( ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4