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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 63 DunesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 63 Dunes The legislature finds and declares: (1) that the mainland gulf shoreline, barrier islands, and peninsulas of this state contain a significant portion of the state's ... 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 ... The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any dune area not accessible by public road or common carrier ferry facility for as long ... (a) After notice and hearing, the commissioners court of each county that has within its boundaries mainland shoreline, a barrier island, or a peninsula located ... The dune protection line shall not be located further landward than a line drawn parallel to and 1,000 feet landward of the line of mean ... (a) Notice of a hearing to consider establishing the dune protection line shall be published at least three times in the newspaper with the largest ... (a) The commissioners court or governing body of each municipality in establishing a dune protection line shall define the line by presenting it on a ... No dune protection line may be established within a state or national park area, wildlife refuge, or other designated state or national natural area; provided, ... An owner of land or a person holding an interest in land under the owner who desires to perform or allow any of the acts ... No permit is required for the following activities: (1) grazing livestock; (2) production of oil and gas; and (3) recreational activity other than the operation ... (a) The commissioners court or governing body of the municipality may require a reasonable fee to accompany the application. (b) Any commissioners court or governing ... (a) The commissioners court or governing body of the municipality shall evaluate the permit application, and if the commissioners court or governing body of the ... The commissioners court or governing body of the municipality may include in a permit the terms and conditions it finds necessary to assure the protection ... (a) After receiving an application for a permit to perform any of the acts prohibited in Section 63.091 of this code, the commissioners court or ... (a) No permit may be issued that allows the operation of a recreational vehicle on a sand dune seaward of the dune protection line. (b) ... Unless a permit is properly issued authorizing the conduct, no person may damage, destroy, or remove a sand dune or portion of a sand dune ... No person may operate a recreational vehicle on a sand dune seaward of the dune protection line in any county in which a dune protection ... The commissioner, in his role as trustee of the public land of this state, shall identify the critical dune areas within 1,000 feet of mean ... After the commissioner has identified the critical dune areas, notice of the critical dune areas and the rules for their protection shall be given to ... A littoral owner aggrieved by a decision of the commissioners court or governing body of the municipality under this chapter may appeal to a district ... The commissioner may appeal to a district court of that county any decision of the commissioners court or governing body of the municipality that the ... (a) Any county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, or the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, shall file in a district ... Texas Lawyers
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