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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 33.001. Policy - Sec. 33.001. POLICY. (a) The surface estate in the coastal...
Section 33.002. Purpose - Sec. 33.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 33.003. Short Title - Sec. 33.003. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 33.004. Definitions - Sec. 33.004. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Land office" means...
Section 33.005. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 33.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 33.011. Board to Administer, Implement, and Enforce Chapter - Sec. 33.011. BOARD TO ADMINISTER, IMPLEMENT, AND ENFORCE CHAPTER. The...
Section 33.012. Land Office to Assist Board - Sec. 33.012. LAND OFFICE TO ASSIST BOARD. The appropriate staff...
Section 33.013. Additional Personnel - Sec. 33.013. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. The commissioner may employ any additional...
Section 33.015. Special Account - Sec. 33.015. SPECIAL ACCOUNT. (a) A dedicated account is created,...
Section 33.016. Disposition of Other Funds - Sec. 33.016. DISPOSITION OF OTHER FUNDS. Money received by the...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 33.051. General Duty - Sec. 33.051. GENERAL DUTY. The board, the commissioner, the land...
Section 33.052. Development of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.052. DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner...
Section 33.053. Elements of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.053. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The coastal...
Section 33.054. Review and Amendment of Management Program - Sec. 33.054. REVIEW AND AMENDMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. The commissioner...
Section 33.055. Public Hearings to Consider Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.055. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. In...
Section 33.056. Structures on Land Adjacent to Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.056. STRUCTURES ON LAND ADJACENT TO COASTAL PUBLIC LAND....
Section 33.057. Gifts of Interests in Land - Sec. 33.057. GIFTS OF INTERESTS IN LAND. (a) The board...
Section 33.058. Purchase of Fee and Lesser Interests in Land - Sec. 33.058. PURCHASE OF FEE AND LESSER INTERESTS IN LAND....
Section 33.059. Studies - Sec. 33.059. STUDIES. The board may study various coastal engineering...
Section 33.060. Locating and Marking Boundaries - Sec. 33.060. LOCATING AND MARKING BOUNDARIES. The board may locate...
Section 33.061. Complaints - Sec. 33.061. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall receive and evaluate...
Section 33.062. Designated Official Representative - Sec. 33.062. DESIGNATED OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE. The board is designated and...
Section 33.063. Fees - Sec. 33.063. FEES. The board may prescribe reasonable filing fees...
Section 33.064. Rules - Sec. 33.064. RULES. The board may adopt procedural and substantive...
Section 33.065. Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network - Sec. 33.065. TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVATION NETWORK. (a) The Texas...
Subchapter D. Rights in Coastal Public Land
Section 33.101. Application to Acquire Rights in Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.101. APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS IN COASTAL PUBLIC LAND....
Section 33.102. Contents of Application - Sec. 33.102. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application to acquire rights...
Section 33.103. Interests Which May Be Granted by the Board - Sec. 33.103. INTERESTS WHICH MAY BE GRANTED BY THE BOARD....
Section 33.104. Determination of Terms of Grant; Consummation of Transaction - Sec. 33.104. DETERMINATION OF TERMS OF GRANT; CONSUMMATION OF TRANSACTION....
Section 33.105. Persons to Whom Interest in Land May Be Granted - Sec. 33.105. PERSONS TO WHOM INTEREST IN LAND MAY BE...
Section 33.106. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Leases - Sec. 33.106. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF LEASES. In addition...
Section 33.107. Protection of Rights - Sec. 33.107. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS. The littoral rights of the...
Section 33.108. Rights of the Public - Sec. 33.108. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC. Members of the public...
Section 33.109. Counties and Cities Eligible to Lease Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.109. COUNTIES AND CITIES ELIGIBLE TO LEASE COASTAL PUBLIC...
Section 33.110. Contracts and Franchises - Sec. 33.110. CONTRACTS AND FRANCHISES. (a) With the approval of...
Section 33.111. Granting Easements - Sec. 33.111. GRANTING EASEMENTS. (a) The board may grant easement...
Section 33.112. Failure to Obtain an Easement - Sec. 33.112. FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN EASEMENT. (a) Any owner...
Section 33.113. Interpretation of Easement Grant - Sec. 33.113. INTERPRETATION OF EASEMENT GRANT. The grant of an...
Section 33.114. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Easements - Sec. 33.114. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENTS. In addition...
Section 33.115. Piers - Sec. 33.115. PIERS. (a) Without obtaining an easement from the...
Section 33.116. Failure to Register Pier - Sec. 33.116. FAILURE TO REGISTER PIER. Any owner of littoral...
Section 33.117. Public Policy of State to Be Considered - Sec. 33.117. PUBLIC POLICY OF STATE TO BE CONSIDERED. In...
Section 33.118. Single Permit - Sec. 33.118. SINGLE PERMIT. If the activity for which the...
Section 33.119. Issuance of Permits - Sec. 33.119. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The board may issue permits...
Section 33.120. Failure to Obtain a Permit - Sec. 33.120. FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. A person who...
Section 33.121. Unauthorized Structures - Sec. 33.121. UNAUTHORIZED STRUCTURES. Any person who constructs, fixes, or...
Section 33.122. Exception to Permit Requirement - Sec. 33.122. EXCEPTION TO PERMIT REQUIREMENT. No permit may be...
Section 33.123. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Permits - Sec. 33.123. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF PERMITS. In addition...
Section 33.124. Permits Prohibited for Certain Structures - Sec. 33.124. PERMITS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES. The board may...
Section 33.125. Automatic Revocation and Termination of a Permit - Sec. 33.125. AUTOMATIC REVOCATION AND TERMINATION OF A PERMIT. A...
Section 33.126. Termination of Permit by Board - Sec. 33.126. TERMINATION OF PERMIT BY BOARD. Each permit shall...
Section 33.127. Terms and Renewal of Permits - Sec. 33.127. TERMS AND RENEWAL OF PERMITS. Permits may be...
Section 33.128. Use of Previously Unauthorized Structures - Sec. 33.128. USE OF PREVIOUSLY UNAUTHORIZED STRUCTURES. Previously unauthorized structures...
Section 33.129. Prohibitions on the Grant of Permits - Sec. 33.129. PROHIBITIONS ON THE GRANT OF PERMITS. The board...
Section 33.130. Repairs and Rebuilding - Sec. 33.130. REPAIRS AND REBUILDING. If a structure for which...
Section 33.131. Structures as Property of the State - Sec. 33.131. STRUCTURES AS PROPERTY OF THE STATE. A structure...
Section 33.132. Registration by Board - Sec. 33.132. REGISTRATION BY BOARD. (a) The registration by the...
Section 33.133. Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 33.133. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Remedies provided in this subchapter are...
Section 33.134. Use and Development of Land by Littoral Owner - Sec. 33.134. USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND BY LITTORAL OWNER....
Section 33.135. Notice to Purchaser or Grantee of Coastal Area Property - Sec. 33.135. NOTICE TO PURCHASER OR GRANTEE OF COASTAL AREA...
Section 33.136. Property Rights: Preservation of Littoral Rights - Sec. 33.136. PROPERTY RIGHTS: PRESERVATION OF LITTORAL RIGHTS. (a) Notwithstanding...
Subchapter E. Enforcement and Appeal
Section 33.171. Enforcement of Rights of Littoral Owners - Sec. 33.171. ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS OF LITTORAL OWNERS. (a) A...
Section 33.172. Venue - Sec. 33.172. VENUE. Unless expressly waived in writing by the...
Section 33.173. Right to Appeal - Sec. 33.173. RIGHT TO APPEAL. Any interested party who is...
Section 33.174. Time for Filing Petition - Sec. 33.174. TIME FOR FILING PETITION. The petition for the...
Section 33.175. Service of Citation - Sec. 33.175. SERVICE OF CITATION. Service of citation on the...
Section 33.176. Issue on Appeal - Sec. 33.176. ISSUE ON APPEAL. In an appeal of a...
Subchapter F. Coastal Coordination
Section 33.201. Short Title - Sec. 33.201. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...
Section 33.202. Policy - Sec. 33.202. POLICY. (a) It is declared to be the...
Section 33.203. Definitions - Sec. 33.203. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coastal natural resource...
Section 33.204. Administration of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.204. ADMINISTRATION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner...
Section 33.2041. Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee - Sec. 33.2041. COASTAL COORDINATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commissioner by...
Section 33.205. Consistency With Coastal Management Program; Commissioner Review - Sec. 33.205. CONSISTENCY WITH COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; COMMISSIONER REVIEW. (a)...
Section 33.2051. Agency Rulemaking Actions - Sec. 33.2051. AGENCY RULEMAKING ACTIONS. (a) The land office shall...
Section 33.2052. Certification of Agency Rules; Agency Actions Considered Consistent - Sec. 33.2052. CERTIFICATION OF AGENCY RULES; AGENCY ACTIONS CONSIDERED CONSISTENT....
Section 33.2053. Individual Agency or Subdivision Actions - Sec. 33.2053. INDIVIDUAL AGENCY OR SUBDIVISION ACTIONS. (a) The land...
Section 33.206. Action by Commissioner or Attorney General - Sec. 33.206. ACTION BY COMMISSIONER OR ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) A...
Section 33.207. Commissioner Recommendations - Sec. 33.207. COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDATIONS. In addition to the report required...
Section 33.208. Enforcement - Sec. 33.208. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The agency or subdivision with jurisdiction...
Section 33.209. Prohibition on Special Area Management Plans - Sec. 33.209. PROHIBITION ON SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLANS. The land...
Section 33.210. Private Property - Sec. 33.210. PRIVATE PROPERTY. The requirements of this subchapter may...
Subchapter G. Coastal Wetland Acquisition
Section 33.231. Short Title - Sec. 33.231. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...
Section 33.232. Policy - Sec. 33.232. POLICY. It is the declared policy of the...
Section 33.233. Definitions - Sec. 33.233. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Acquiring agency" means...
Section 33.234. Duties and Authority of Acquiring Agency - Sec. 33.234. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF ACQUIRING AGENCY. (a) The...
Section 33.235. Agricultural Exemption - Sec. 33.235. AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION. Coastal wetland used only for farming...
Section 33.236. Duties and Authority to Certify - Sec. 33.236. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY TO CERTIFY. (a) The land...
Section 33.237. Most Essential Coastal Wetland Certification - Sec. 33.237. MOST ESSENTIAL COASTAL WETLAND CERTIFICATION. (a) In selecting...
Section 33.238. Funding - Sec. 33.238. FUNDING. The acquiring agency may compensate the seller...
Subchapter H. Coastal Erosion
Section 33.601. Definitions - Sec. 33.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...
Section 33.602. Coastal Erosion Duties and Authority - Sec. 33.602. COASTAL EROSION DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. (a) The land...
Section 33.603. Coastal Erosion Studies and Projects - Sec. 33.603. COASTAL EROSION STUDIES AND PROJECTS. (a) The land...
Section 33.604. Coastal Erosion Response Account - Sec. 33.604. COASTAL EROSION RESPONSE ACCOUNT. (a) The coastal erosion...
Section 33.605. Uses of Account - Sec. 33.605. USES OF ACCOUNT. (a) Money in the account...
Section 33.606. Grants and Gifts - Sec. 33.606. GRANTS AND GIFTS. The commissioner may apply for,...
Section 33.607. Coastal Erosion Public Awareness and Education; Local Government Planning and Regulation - Sec. 33.607. COASTAL EROSION PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT...
Section 33.608. Report to Legislature - Sec. 33.608. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Each biennium, the commissioner shall...
Section 33.609. Landowner Consent - Sec. 33.609. LANDOWNER CONSENT. (a) The commissioner may not undertake...
Section 33.610. Removal of Submerged Land From Appraisal and Tax Rolls - Sec. 33.610. REMOVAL OF SUBMERGED LAND FROM APPRAISAL AND TAX...
Section 33.611. Immunity - Sec. 33.611. IMMUNITY. (a) This state, the commissioner, and land...
Section 33.612. Judicial Review - Sec. 33.612. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Judicial review of rights affected...
Section 33.613. Closure or Modification of Certain Man-Made Passes - Sec. 33.613. CLOSURE OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN MAN-MADE PASSES. (a)...
Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement
Section 33.651. Definitions - Sec. 33.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bond" means any...
Section 33.652. Applicability of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities - Sec. 33.652. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. The provisions...
Section 33.653. Creation of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.653. CREATION OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a)...
Section 33.654. Use of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.654. USE OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a)...
Section 33.655. County Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.655. COUNTY COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a) Each...
Section 33.656. Projects That Qualify for Funding - Sec. 33.656. PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FUNDING. To qualify for...
Section 33.657. Qualified Agreement - Sec. 33.657. QUALIFIED AGREEMENT. (a) The land office and a...
Section 33.658. Qualified Payment - Sec. 33.658. QUALIFIED PAYMENT. (a) The commissioner shall make qualified...
Section 33.659. General Powers of Coastal Counties - Sec. 33.659. GENERAL POWERS OF COASTAL COUNTIES. (a) In addition...
Section 33.660. Authority to Contract - Sec. 33.660. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) A coastal county may...
Section 33.661. Funds Available for Qualified Projects - Sec. 33.661. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED PROJECTS. (a) A coastal...
Section 33.662. Bonds Eligible for Purchase - Sec. 33.662. BONDS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE. Bonds issued by a...
Section 33.663. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 33.663. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter shall be liberally...