Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 51.009. Beneficial Use of Dredge Material

(a) The commission, through the department, may enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army to participate in the cost of a project to beneficially use material dredged from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for a project to beneficially use the dredge material.

(c) In this section and Sections 51.010 and 51.011, beneficial use of dredge material means any productive and positive use of dredge material and includes broad use categories such as fish and wildlife habitat development, human recreation, and industrial and commercial uses.