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TX Nat Res Code § 33.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.653. Creation of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund

Sec. 33.653.  CREATION OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND.  (a)  The coastal protection and improvement fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company and administered by the commissioner as trustee on behalf of the coastal counties.(b)  The fund consists of:(1)  gifts and grants; and(2)  appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature.(c)  The commissioner shall allocate five percent of the amount deposited in the fund to the land office to be used only to pay the cost of administering any coastal protection and improvement efforts undertaken under this subchapter and to support a coastal monitoring program by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the sea turtle and shore monitoring programs of Texas A&M University at Galveston.(d)  The commissioner shall allocate 95 percent of the amount deposited in the fund for use by the coastal counties as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.654. Use of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund

Sec. 33.654.  USE OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND.  (a)  The coastal protection and improvement fund shall be used only to make a qualified payment to a coastal county sponsoring a qualified project under this subchapter.(b)  The commissioner may make a qualified payment from the fund to a coastal county only if and to the extent that the coastal county is sponsoring a project that qualifies for funding as certified by the coastal county and the land office.(c)  The amount and timing of a qualified payment shall be determined by agreement between the land office and the coastal county sponsoring the project.  The amount of a qualified payment may not exceed the estimated project costs.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.655. County Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund

Sec. 33.655.  COUNTY COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND.  (a)  Each coastal county shall create a county coastal protection and improvement fund.(b)  Each coastal county shall deposit any qualified payment that it receives into its county coastal protection and improvement fund and shall use the money in the fund only to pay the project costs of a qualified project as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.656. Projects That Qualify for Funding

Sec. 33.656.  PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FUNDING.  To qualify for funding under this subchapter, a project must:(1)  be sponsored by a coastal county;(2)  be located within the sponsoring coastal county along or adjacent to the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, an inland bay, or a connecting channel between the Gulf of Mexico and an inland bay;(3)  be accessible by public roads or a common carrier ferry;(4)  be identified and approved for funding by a coastal county and the land office; and(5)  require more than $5 million to complete, as estimated by the land office, unless the project implements a building set-back line established under Section 33.607.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.657 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.657. Qualified Agreement

Sec. 33.657.  QUALIFIED AGREEMENT.  (a)  The land office and a coastal county may enter into one or more agreements relating to a qualified project and the payment of the associated project costs.  An agreement is governed by this subchapter.(b)  An agreement may provide that the commissioner will pay to the coastal county an agreed amount from the coastal protection and improvement fund over a term of years to be used by the coastal county for a project that qualifies for funding under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.658. Qualified Payment

Sec. 33.658.  QUALIFIED PAYMENT.  (a)  The commissioner shall make qualified payments to a coastal county based on the land office's estimate of the expected project costs of any qualified projects undertaken by that county in the fiscal year in which the payment is made.(b)  To the extent that the aggregate of qualified payments by the commissioner to a coastal county in a fiscal year exceeds the project costs of qualified projects undertaken by the county during that year, the commissioner shall recover the amount of the overpayment by:(1)  requiring the county to remit the amount of the overpayment to the commissioner for deposit in the coastal protection and improvement fund; or(2)  taking a credit against qualified payments due that county the following year or years.(c)  If a coastal county that received an overpayment is not due additional qualified payments the following year, the county shall promptly remit the amount of the overpayment to the commissioner for deposit in the coastal protection and improvement fund.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commissioner may not take a credit against qualified payments due a coastal county the following year if the county needs the full amount of the qualified payment that year to:(1)  pay the principal or interest on, or the redemption price of, bonds issued to finance a qualified project; or(2)  fund a reserve or other fund required by the documents authorizing the issuance of bonds.(e)  The failure of a coastal county to use the full amount of a qualified payment in the fiscal year in which it is received does not prejudice the right of the county to receive money from the coastal protection and improvement fund in future years as may be provided in the county's qualified agreement.(f)  A coastal county may not use a qualified payment as a local match for funding under a state program.(g)  A coastal county may use a qualified payment as a local match for funding under a federal program.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.659. General Powers of Coastal Counties

Sec. 33.659.  GENERAL POWERS OF COASTAL COUNTIES.  (a)  In addition to all other powers that a coastal county has under general law, a coastal county has the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions that are necessary or convenient to:(1)  the designing, engineering, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, extending, repairing, replacing, monitoring, removing, administering, and financing of a qualified project located in a coastal county;(2)  the funding of a reserve or other fund relating to bonds; and(3)  the establishment and implementation of a building set-back line under Section 33.607.(b)  A coastal county may issue bonds to pay the project costs of a qualified project.  For purposes of this subchapter, a coastal county is an issuer and a qualified project is an eligible project within the meaning of Chapter 1371, Government Code, and the provisions of Chapter 1371, Government Code, are applicable to bonds issued by a coastal county.(c)  A coastal county may:(1)  enter into agreements with a public or private person for the joint ownership, financing, or operation of a qualified project;(2)  enter into contracts, leases, and agreements with, and accept grants and loans from, any person to perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the county on terms and for the term the county determines to be advisable;(3)  acquire property under a conditional sales contract, lease, equipment trust certificate, or other form of contract or trust agreement; and(4)  do anything necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or implied by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.660. Authority to Contract

Sec. 33.660.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  (a)  A coastal county may contract with a state agency, municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government to implement a qualified project under this subchapter.  A contract under this section may:(1)  be for a period on which the parties agree;(2)  include terms on which the parties agree; and(3)  be payable from taxes, qualified payments, or any other source of revenue available for that purpose.(b)  A coastal county may enter into a contract, lease, or agreement with or make or accept grants and loans to or from:(1)  the United States;(2)  the State of Texas;(3)  a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state;(4)  a public or private corporation; or(5)  any other person.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.661 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.661. Funds Available for Qualified Projects

Sec. 33.661.  FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED PROJECTS.  (a)  A coastal county may pay the project costs of a qualified project from general or available funds, payments received from the land office, including payments from the coastal protection and improvement fund, contract reserves, ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, the proceeds of bonds, or any combination of those funds.(b)  Payments made by the commissioner under this subchapter are in addition to any other funds to which the coastal county may be entitled under any other state law or program.(c)  This subchapter does not preclude a contribution to a qualified project from any state, federal, private, or other source.  |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.662 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.662. Bonds Eligible for Purchase

Sec. 33.662.  BONDS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE.  Bonds issued by a coastal county under this subchapter may be purchased by the Texas Water Development Board for purposes authorized by Chapter 17, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 33.663 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land|Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement|Section 33.663. Construction of Subchapter

Sec. 33.663.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of mitigation of coastal erosion and improvement of public access to public beaches.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 867 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 34.001. Definitions

Sec. 34.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means a board for lease.(2)  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.(3)  "Land office" means the General Land Office.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 34.002. Application of Chapter

Sec. 34.002.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  The provisions of this chapter apply to:(1)  land owned by the Parks and Wildlife Department, except as provided by Section 34.064(c); and(2)  land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.(b)  If title to land subject to the provisions of the Relinquishment Act is acquired by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the land is not subject to lease by a board created under the provisions of this chapter but shall be leased in the manner provided for the leasing of unsold public school land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2572, ch. 686, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 327, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 6.05(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.131, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.011. Boards for Lease

Sec. 34.011.  BOARDS FOR LEASE.  Boards for lease are created to lease land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.132, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.012. Title of Board

Sec. 34.012.  TITLE OF BOARD.  The title of each board shall be selected by each board for lease at its first meeting.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.013. Members of Board

Sec. 34.013.  MEMBERS OF BOARD.  (a)  The membership of each board shall include:(1)  the commissioner;(2)  one citizen of the state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;  and(3)  the president or chairman of the board or agency or head of the department charged with the responsibility of management or control of land owned by or held in trust for the use and benefit of the department, agency, or board.(b)  The appointed member serves for a term of two years.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0131. Appointments Without Discrimination

Sec. 34.0131.  APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.  Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0132. Disqualification of Lobbyists

Sec. 34.0132.  DISQUALIFICATION OF LOBBYISTS.  A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 of the Government Code, by virtue of his activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board, may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.19(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0133. Conflicts of Interest Prohibited

Sec. 34.0133.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROHIBITED.  An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry may not be a member or employee of the board, nor may a person who cohabits with or is the spouse of an officer, managerial employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry be a member of the board or an employee of the board grade 17 and over, including exempt employees, according to the position classification schedule under the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0134. Removal of Board Member

Sec. 34.0134.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 34.013 of this code for appointment to the board;(2)  does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 34.013 of this code for appointment to the board;(3)  violates a prohibition established by Section 34.0132 or 34.0133 of this code;(4)  is unable to discharge his duties for a substantial portion of the term for which he was appointed because of illness or disability;  or(5)  is absent from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings which the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board existed.(c)  If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, he shall notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0135. Policies on Public Hearings

Sec. 34.0135.  POLICIES ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.  The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.014. Officers of Board

Sec. 34.014.  OFFICERS OF BOARD.  (a)  The commissioner is the chairman of the board.(b)  Each board shall select a secretary who shall be nominated by the commissioner and approved by a majority of the board.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.015. Quorum

Sec. 34.015.  QUORUM.  A majority of a board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.016. Records of Board

Sec. 34.016.  RECORDS OF BOARD.  A board shall keep a complete record of all of its proceedings.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.017. Special Mineral Funds

Sec. 34.017.  SPECIAL MINERAL FUNDS.  Special funds are created in the State Treasury to be known as the "(appropriate department, board, or agency) special mineral fund."|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.018. Deposit of Receipts

Sec. 34.018.  DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.  Amounts received under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the appropriate special account, with the exception that all money received under the provisions of this chapter enuring to the benefit of the Parks and Wildlife Department from land held by the department for game and fish conservation, protection, and management purposes shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account, and all money received under the provisions of this chapter enuring to the benefit of the Parks and Wildlife Department from park, recreation, and historic land shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the state parks account.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|