Tex. Transp. Code § 51.003 · Chapter 51. TEXAS COASTAL WATERWAY ACT
PURPOSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In recognition of the economic benefit to the state of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway, this state shall act as the nonfederal sponsor of the main channel of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway from the Sabine River to the Brownsville Ship Channel in order to:
(1) support the marine commerce and economy of this state by providing for the shallow draft navigation of the state's coastal waters in an environmentally sound manner;
(2) prevent waste of publicly and privately owned natural resources;
(3) prevent or minimize adverse impacts on the environment; and
(4) maintain, preserve, and enhance wildlife and fisheries.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.51.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 c94c189e421b42c1dc144619d7dbe5297e66fa5eaaaf9db825d836b44416ee66
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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