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TX Transp Code § 52.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 52 - Texas Deepwater Port Procedures Act|Section 52.008. Report by Agencies

Sec. 52.008.  REPORT BY AGENCIES.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date of receiving a copy of the application from the commissioner, a state or local agency notified under Section 52.006 shall report in writing to the commissioner the agency's determination of whether the application complies with laws, including rules and regulations, administered by the agency.(b)  If an agency determines that the application does not comply with laws administered by that agency, the agency shall include in the report:(1)  a detailed description of the manner in which the application does not comply;  and(2)  recommended changes that would enable the application to comply with those laws.(c)  The commissioner shall send a copy of the agency's report to the applicant.(d)  An applicant is entitled to:(1)  respond in writing to the agency that issued the report;  and(2)  request and receive a public hearing before the commissioner on the provisions of the application that an agency has determined do not comply with laws administered by that agency.(e)  If an agency fails to file a report within the period prescribed by Subsection (a), the application is presumed to comply with the laws administered by that agency.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 52.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 52 - Texas Deepwater Port Procedures Act|Section 52.009. Hearings

Sec. 52.009.  HEARINGS.  (a)  The commissioner may hold a public hearing after receiving the reports required under Section 52.008.(b)  If the commissioner decides to hold a public hearing or if the applicant requests a hearing under Section 52.008(d)(2), the commissioner shall publish notice of the hearing in the publications described by Section 52.007.(c)  Notice of the hearing must:(1)  describe the purpose of the hearing;  and(2)  provide the date, time, and place of the hearing.(d)  Notice of the hearing must be published and personal notice of the hearing, if any, must be given not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.(e)  The commissioner may consolidate a hearing held under this section with the hearing that is required to be held in this state by the secretary under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.).(f)  A hearing held under this section must be concluded not later than the 120th day after the date the commissioner receives the application from the governor.  The commissioner may hold a hearing after that date if:(1)  the required federal hearing in this state has not been held;  and(2)  the commissioner decides to consolidate the hearings and gives notice of the decision.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 52.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 52 - Texas Deepwater Port Procedures Act|Section 52.010. Report by Commissioner

Sec. 52.010.  REPORT BY COMMISSIONER.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 52.009(f), not later than the 150th day after the date of receiving a copy of the application from the governor, the commissioner shall send the governor:(1)  a written report summarizing the reports submitted by state and local agencies under Section 52.008;  and(2)  a transcript of the testimony from each public hearing the commissioner held on the application, including each consolidated hearing.(b)  If the commissioner's report contains a determination by a state or local agency that the application does not comply with a law relating to environmental protection, land and water use, or coastal zone management, the commissioner shall include in the report:(1)  the manner in which the application does not comply;  and(2)  recommended changes that would enable the application to comply with the law.(c)  If the commissioner fails to report to the governor within the period prescribed by Subsection (a), the application is presumed to comply with state and local law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 52.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 52 - Texas Deepwater Port Procedures Act|Section 52.011. Approval by Governor

Sec. 52.011.  APPROVAL BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  On receipt of the commissioner's report and not later than 45 days after the last public hearing held by the secretary as required by Section 5(g) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1504(g)), the governor shall notify the secretary whether the governor approves or disapproves an application.(b)  The governor may disapprove an application if the governor concludes the application does not comply with state law regarding environmental protection, land and water use, and coastal zone management.(c)  If the governor determines the application can be amended to comply with those state laws, the governor may approve the application and notify the secretary of:(1)  the manner in which the application does not comply;  and(2)  recommended changes that would enable the application to comply with those state laws.(d)  The governor shall send a copy of the notification to the secretary, the applicant, the commissioner, and each state and local agency that was notified under Section 52.006.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 52.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 52 - Texas Deepwater Port Procedures Act|Section 52.012. Effect on Other Laws

Sec. 52.012.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.  This chapter does not affect the power or activities of a state or local agency and does not change or repeal the statutes regarding those agencies.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 55.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.001. Definitions

Sec. 55.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(2)  "Committee" means the Port Authority Advisory Committee.(3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(4)  "Fund" means the port access account fund.(4-a)  "Port access improvement project" means the construction or improvement of public roadways that will enhance connectivity to ports.(5)  "Port security, transportation, or facility project" means a project that is necessary or convenient for the proper operation of a maritime port and that will improve the security, movement, and intermodal transportation of cargo or passengers in commerce and trade.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.02, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 55.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.002. Port Development Funding

Sec. 55.002.   PORT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.  (a)  From money in the fund, the department shall fund:(1)  port security, transportation, or facility projects; and(2)  maritime port studies.(b)  The commission by rule may establish matching fund requirements for receiving money from the fund.(c)  Port security, transportation, or facility projects eligible for funding under this chapter include:(1)  construction or improvement of transportation facilities within the jurisdiction of a maritime port;(2)  the dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins, or harbors;(3)  the construction or improvement of wharves, docks, structures, jetties, piers, storage facilities, cruise terminals, or any facilities necessary or useful in connection with maritime port transportation or economic development;(4)  the construction or improvement of facilities necessary or useful in providing maritime port security;(5)  the acquisition of container cranes or other mechanized equipment used in the movement of cargo or passengers in international commerce;(6)  the acquisition of land to be used for maritime port purposes;(7)  the acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of existing maritime port facilities; and(8)  environmental protection projects that:(A)  are required as a condition of a state, federal, or local environmental permit or other form of approval;(B)  are necessary for the acquisition of spoil disposal sites and improvements to existing and future spoil sites; or(C)  result from the undertaking of eligible projects.(d)  The department, in consultation with the committee, shall review the list of projects recommended by the committee to evaluate the economic benefit of each project.  The commission, after receiving recommendations from the committee and from the department, shall approve projects or studies for funding based on its review.(e)  The commission may use money from the Texas Mobility Fund to provide funding for a port access improvement project.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.03, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 1.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 55.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.003. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 55.003.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 55.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.004. Audit

Sec. 55.004.  AUDIT.  The department may subject a project that receives money under this chapter to a final audit.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.04, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 55.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.005. Port Access Account Fund

Sec. 55.005.  PORT ACCESS ACCOUNT FUND.  (a)  The port access account fund is an account in the general revenue fund.(b)  The following money shall be credited to the fund:(1)  money received from gifts, grants, and donations;  and(2)  interest earned on deposits and investments of the fund.(c)  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the department to perform the department's powers and duties concerning maritime port transportation and economic development under this chapter and to pay the department's expenses incurred under this chapter.(d)  The financial transactions of the fund are subject to audit by the state auditor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 55.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.006. Port Authority Advisory Committee

Sec. 55.006.   PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The committee consists of nine members appointed as follows:(1)  one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission;(2)  three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the commission;(3)  three members who represent maritime ports on the lower Texas coast appointed by the commission;(4)  one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and(5)  one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(b)  A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.(c)  The committee must meet at least semiannually.(d)  A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties.(e)  Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.05, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 3, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 55.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.007. Duties of Committee

Sec. 55.007.  DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.  (a)  The committee shall:(1)  prepare the maritime port mission plan described by Section 55.008;(2)  review each project eligible to be funded under this chapter and make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the department; and(3)  advise the commission and the department on matters relating to port authorities.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1959), Sec. 3, eff. May 21, 2019.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.06, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1959), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1959), Sec. 3, eff. May 21, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 55.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.008. Maritime Port Mission Plan

Sec. 55.008.  MARITIME PORT MISSION PLAN.  (a)  The committee shall prepare a two-year maritime port mission plan defining the goals and objectives of the committee concerning the development of maritime port facilities and an intermodal transportation system.  The plan must include projects or studies submitted to the committee by any maritime port and recommendations for:(1)  the construction of transportation facilities connecting any maritime port to another transportation mode; and(2)  the efficient, cost-effective development of transportation facilities or maritime port facilities for the purpose of:(A)  enhancing international trade;(B)  enhancing security;(C)  promoting cargo flow;(D)  increasing cruise passenger movements;(E)  increasing maritime port revenues; and(F)  providing economic benefits to the state.(b)  The committee shall update the maritime port mission plan and shall submit the updated plan not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year to:(1)  the governor;(2)  the lieutenant governor;(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives; and(4)  the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.07, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1959), Sec. 2, eff. May 21, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 55.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies|Section 55.009. Rules

Sec. 55.009.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.08, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 56.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements|Section 56.001. Definitions

Sec. 56.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(2)  "Fund" means the ship channel improvement revolving fund.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 56.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements|Section 56.002. Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund

Sec. 56.002.  SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING FUND.  (a)  The ship channel improvement revolving fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  The fund is administered by the commission.(b)  The following money shall be credited to the fund:(1)  money the commission receives as a gift, grant, or donation for a purpose of this chapter;(2)  money appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this chapter;(3)  money received by the commission for the repayment of a loan made by the program established under Section 56.003;(4)  proceeds of bonds issued under Section 56.004; and(5)  interest earned on deposits and investments of the fund.(c)  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the commission for the purposes of administering the fund and the program established under Section 56.003.(d)  The financial transactions of the fund are subject to audit by the state auditor.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 56.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements|Section 56.003. Revolving Loan Program

Sec. 56.003.  REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish a revolving loan program to use money from the fund to enhance the financing capabilities of entities responsible for the local share of qualified project costs by providing revenue or security for:(1)  low-interest loans;(2)  longer repayment terms for loans; and(3)  flexible loan repayment terms, including:(A)  loan structures similar to a line of credit; and(B)  authorized prepayment of loans in advance of the loan's stated maturity date.(b)  To be a qualified project, a project must:(1)  deepen or widen a ship channel;(2)  be authorized by the United States Congress; and(3)  meet any other standards provided by commission rule.(c)  A project for maintenance dredging is not a qualified project under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 56.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements|Section 56.004. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 56.004.  REVENUE BONDS.  The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing money for the fund. Bond proceeds shall be deposited in the fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 60.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports|Chapter 60 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 60.001. Throwing Ballast

Sec. 60.001.  THROWING BALLAST.  (a)  A master or officer in charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six miles of a bar or harbor in this state.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 61.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.001. Short Title

Sec. 61.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Compulsory Pilotage Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.002. Definitions

Sec. 61.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for a port.(2)  "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the office of the collector of customs.(3)  "Pilot" means a licensed state pilot or certified deputy pilot.(4)  "Pilot services" means acts of a pilot in piloting through navigable water in this state and ports in which the pilot is licensed or certified as a pilot.(5)  "Pilotage rate" means the remuneration a pilot may charge a vessel for the pilot's services.(6)  "Port" means a place in this state into which a vessel enters or from which a vessel departs.  If the port connects to the Gulf of Mexico, "port" includes the waterway leading from the port to the Gulf of Mexico.(7)  "Vessel" means an oceangoing vessel.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.003. Duty to Engage Pilot

Sec. 61.003.  DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT.  (a)  A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is:(1)  documented as a United States vessel and licensed for and engaged in coastwise trade;(2)  a public vessel;(3)  of 20 gross tons or less;(4)  a motorboat registered in this state;  or(5)  subject to Subsection (b), in distress or jeopardy.(b)  A consignee having control of a vessel that is in distress or jeopardy shall take on a pilot as soon as the pilot arrives at the vessel.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.004. Payment for Pilot

Sec. 61.004.  PAYMENT FOR PILOT.  A consignee shall pay a pilot at the applicable pilotage rates.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.005. Pilot Optional

Sec. 61.005.  PILOT OPTIONAL.  This chapter does not prohibit a consignee not required by Section 61.003 to engage a pilot from applying for, receiving, and paying for pilot services.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.006. Board Jurisdiction

Sec. 61.006.  BOARD JURISDICTION.  A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.007. Attorney General

Sec. 61.007.  ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|