Sec. 33.605. USES OF ACCOUNT. (a) Money in the account may be used for:
(1) any action authorized by this subchapter; and
(2) the administration of the coastal management program as provided in Subchapter F.
(b) The commissioner must approve an expenditure from the account. In determining whether to approve an expenditure for a study or project, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the amount of money in the account;
(2) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the study or project;
(3) the locations of other existing or proposed erosion response projects;
(4) the needs in other critical coastal erosion areas;
(5) the effect of the study or project on public or private property; and
(6) if the site to be studied or project to be conducted will be located within the jurisdiction of a local government subject to Chapter 61 or 63:
(A) whether the local government is adequately administering those chapters; and
(B) the plan for reducing public expenditures for erosion and storm damage losses prepared by the local government under Section 33.607.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 508, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (H.B. 2073), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land
Section 33.602. Coastal Erosion Duties and Authority
Section 33.603. Coastal Erosion Studies and Projects
Section 33.604. Coastal Erosion Response Account
Section 33.605. Uses of Account
Section 33.606. Grants and Gifts
Section 33.608. Report to Legislature
Section 33.609. Landowner Consent
Section 33.610. Removal of Submerged Land From Appraisal and Tax Rolls
Section 33.612. Judicial Review
Section 33.613. Closure or Modification of Certain Man-Made Passes