Texas Transportation Code - Section 51.002. Definitions
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§ 51.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Coastal marshes" means those soft, low-lying
watery or wet lands and drainage areas in the coastal areas of the
state that are of ecological significance to the environment and to
the maintenance, preservation, and enhancement of wildlife and
fisheries.
(2) "Coastal public land" means:
(A) the state-owned submerged land and the water
overlying that land; and
(B) state-owned islands or portions of islands
that may be affected by the ebb and flow of the tide.
(3) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation
Commission.
(4) "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway" means the main
channel, not including tributaries or branches, of the shallow
draft navigation channel running from the Sabine River southward to
the Brownsville Ship Channel near Port Isabel that is known as the
Gulf Intracoastal Canal.
(5) "Department" means the Texas Department of
Transportation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 24.021 24.022 26.001 26.002 26.003 26.004 51.001 51.002 51.003 51.004 51.005 51.006 51.007 51.008 51.009
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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