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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 51 Texas Coastal Waterway ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 51 Texas Coastal Waterway Act This chapter may be cited as the Texas Coastal Waterway Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... 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 ... In recognition of the economic benefit to the state of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway, this state shall act as the nonfederal sponsor of the ... (a) The commission shall cooperate with the Department of the Army, other federal and state agencies, navigation districts, port authorities, counties, and other appropriate persons ... (a) The commission may acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation property or an interest in property that the commission considers necessary to enable it to ... (a) Before the commission approves or implements a plan or project to acquire property or an interest in property under Section 51.005 for a dredge ... (a) In cooperation with appropriate persons, the commission shall continually evaluate the impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on the state. The evaluation shall include: ... This chapter does not diminish the duty or power of the School Land Board to manage the coastal public land of the state. Acts 1995, ... (a) The commission, through the department, may enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army to participate in the cost of a project ... The commission, through the department, may acquire an interest in property required for a project to beneficially use dredge material in the manner provided by ... (a) Before the department agrees to participate in the cost of a project to beneficially use dredge material that requires the acquisition of an interest ... The commission may contract with a landowner for the use of land as a disposal site for dredged material. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ... The department shall condemn land for disposal of dredged material for the Laguna Madre section of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway only in accordance with ... The department shall seek approval of the legislature for any substantive changes to dredged material disposal management made in the final Laguna Madre GIWW Dredged ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |