By: Middleton S.B. No. 2551               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of appropriated money for nonprofit   organizations advocating for governmental adoption of a policy of   managed retreat.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 2113, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter F to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER F. RESTRICTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN POLICIES          Sec. 2113.401.  MANAGED RETREAT. (a) In this section,   "managed retreat" means the mandated removal of population,   buildings, infrastructure, or other assets from lands adjacent to   the Gulf of Mexico through government action and forced   resettlement. The term does not include the renourishment of   beaches or engaging in property buyouts under Chapter 61, Natural   Resources Code, following natural disasters.          (b)  A state agency or political subdivision of this state   shall not adopt or enforce a policy of managed retreat as defined by   this section.          (c)  A state agency may not use appropriated money to   contract with, award a grant to, or otherwise provide financial   support to a nonprofit organization that has made a public   statement calling for or has otherwise advocated for the adoption   by this state or a political subdivision of this state of a policy   of managed retreat.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.