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Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 33.103. Interests Which May Be Granted by the Board

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board may grant the following interests in coastal public land for the indicated purposes:

(1) leases for public purposes;

(2) easements for purposes connected with:

(A) ownership of littoral property; or

(B) the operation of a facility operated by an existing channel and dock corporation that was issued articles of incorporation under Chapters 13 and 14, Title 32, Revised Statutes;  1

(3) permits authorizing limited continued use of previously unauthorized structures on coastal public land not connected with ownership of littoral property;

(4) channel easements to the holder of any surface or mineral interest in coastal public land for purposes necessary or appropriate to the use of the interests; and

(5) subject to Section 33.001(g), any other interest in coastal public land for any purpose if the board determines that the grant is in the best interest of the state.

(b) The board may not grant any interest in land within 2,500 feet of a military base unless the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, after consultation with appropriate military authorities, determines that the grant will not adversely affect the mission of the military base.

1 Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. arts. 1478 to 1482 (repealed) and Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. arts. 1483 to 1494 (repealed).
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