Sec. 63.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
(2) "Barrier island" means an island bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and entirely surrounded by water.
(3) "Peninsula" means an arm of land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico surrounded on three sides by water.
(4) "Recreational vehicle" means a dune buggy, marsh buggy, minibike, trail bike, jeep, all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle, or any other mechanized vehicle that is being used for recreational purposes, but does not include a vehicle that is not being used for recreational purposes.
(4-a) "All-terrain vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001, Transportation Code.
(4-b) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001, Transportation Code.
(5) "Mainland shoreline" means all shoreline fronting on the open Gulf of Mexico that is not located on a barrier island or a peninsula.
(6) "Restoration" means the repair or replacement of dunes or dune vegetation.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2500, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
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