Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 33.603 — COASTAL EROSION STUDIES AND PROJECTS
NR § 33.603Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part C. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 33. MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL PUBLIC LAND · Art. H. COASTAL EROSION
Statute text
View on source(a)The land office shall undertake coastal erosion studies, demonstration projects, and response projects if the land office receives legislative appropriations or other funding for that purpose. If reasonable and appropriate, the land office shall work in conjunction with other state agencies, local governments, federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or other qualified project partners in undertaking those studies and projects.
(b)The studies and projects shall address:
(1)assessment of the feasibility, cost, and financing of different methods of avoiding, slowing, or remedying coastal erosion;
(2)beneficial placement of dredged material where appropriate to replenish eroded public beach, bay shore, marsh, and dune areas;
(3)public beach, bay shore, and marsh nourishment or restoration projects using sediments other than material from navigational or other dredging projects;
(4)guidelines on grain size and toxicity level;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 304 (S.B. 517), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 2387), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.