The state recognizes the state and national significance of estuaries on the Texas coast and that the cooperative efforts created by the National Estuary Program serve a public and state purpose. By virtue of that state purpose, an approved implementation program established under the National Estuary Program is eligible to receive state funds through a grant program administered by the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 5.602
RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ESTUARIES OF TEXAS COAST
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Juliff Gardens v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2004)
Most recently applied in Juliff Gardens v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (March 2004)
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.