Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 31.070 — GULF COAST PROTECTION ACCOUNT

NR § 31.070Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part C. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 31. GENERAL LAND OFFICE · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

(a)The gulf coast protection account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund administered by the land office under this section and rules adopted by the land office.

(b)The gulf coast protection account consists of:

(1)money from gifts, donations, and grants; and

(2)money appropriated, credited, or transferred to the account by the legislature.

(c)Money in the gulf coast protection account may be used only to pay for expenditures that:

(1)are necessary to fulfill nonfederal sponsor obligations under agreements with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for implementing projects included in the plan recommended by the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study Final Report and Final Environmental Impact Statement dated August 2021 issued by the Galveston District, Southwestern Division, of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the land office;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (H.B. 1089), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2025.