Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 63.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
(2) "Barrier island" means an island bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and entirely surrounded by water.
(3) "Peninsula" means an arm of land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico surrounded on three sides by water.
(4) "Recreational vehicle" means a dune buggy, marsh buggy, minibike, trail bike, jeep, off-highway vehicle, as defined by Section 551A.001, Transportation Code, or any other mechanized vehicle that is being used for recreational purposes, but does not include a vehicle that is not being used for recreational purposes.
(5) "Mainland shoreline" means all shoreline fronting on the open Gulf of Mexico that is not located on a barrier island or a peninsula.
(6) "Restoration" means the repair or replacement of dunes or dune vegetation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2500, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 41(1), eff. June 14, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.63.htm
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