Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 63.002. Definitions

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) “Barrier island” means an island bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and entirely surrounded by water.

(3) “Peninsula” means an arm of land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico surrounded on three sides by water.

(4) “Recreational vehicle” means a dune buggy, marsh buggy, minibike, trail bike, jeep, off-highway vehicle, as defined by Section 551A.001, Transportation Code, or any other mechanized vehicle that is being used for recreational purposes, but does not include a vehicle that is not being used for recreational purposes.

(4-a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), § 41(1).

(4-b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), § 41(1).

(5) “Mainland shoreline” means all shoreline fronting on the open Gulf of Mexico that is not located on a barrier island or a peninsula.

(6) “Restoration” means the repair or replacement of dunes or dune vegetation.