Sec. 52.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Adjacent coastal county" means a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico that has an onshore storage facility for a deepwater port for which an application has been filed.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the General Land Office or the commissioner's designated representative.
(3) "Deepwater port" means a facility defined in Section 3(10), Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1502(10)), and includes an onshore storage tank facility and the pipelines located in this state that connect the onshore storage tank facility with an offshore facility of a deepwater port.
(4) "Person" means an individual, association, organization, trust, partnership, or corporation.
(5) "Secretary" means the United States secretary of transportation.
(6) "State or local agency" means a board, commission, department, office, agency, or political subdivision of the state or of a county or municipality, or another public body created by or under state law.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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