Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

Sec. 89.004. PERSON OTHER THAN DEPARTMENT AS PERMITTEE. The department shall review and comment on an application for an artificial reef permit by a person other than the department to ensure that the conditions of the permit are consistent with the state artificial reef plan and…

Sec. 89.005. USE OF BRIDGES, TUNNELS, AND CAUSEWAYS. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the department and local governments to use obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial reefs under this chapter. (b) The Texas Department of Tr…

Sec. 89.006. REEF CONSTRUCTION BY OTHERS. The department may authorize a person to place a donation of reef materials in a permitted zone in accordance with this chapter and commission rules and guidelines. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 190 (H.B. 883), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2…

Sec. 89.021. STATE ARTIFICIAL REEF PLAN. (a) The department shall develop a state artificial reef plan that meets the purpose of this chapter and is consistent with the standards under Section 89.023 of this code. (b) The department shall administer and enforce the plan in accord…

Sec. 89.022. REQUIRED PROVISIONS. The state artificial reef plan must include: (1) operational guidelines for the plan, including specific participant roles, and projected funding requirements for the plan; (2) geographic, hydrographic, geological, biological, ecological, social,…

Sec. 89.023. STANDARDS. An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that: (1) enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable; (2) facilitates access and use b…

Sec. 89.024. COMPLETION DATE. The department must complete the state artificial reef plan on or before September 1, 1990. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 1989.

Sec. 89.025. REEFS CONSISTENT WITH PLAN. (a) All artificial reefs developed in state water must be consistent with the state artificial reef plan. (b) Comments and recommendations by a state agency regarding artificial reefs in federal water must be consistent with the state arti…

Sec. 89.041. ARTIFICIAL REEF ACCOUNT. (a) The artificial reef account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The account is composed of all funds received under Section 89.043 of this code, including interest and earnings. (c) Except as provided by Section 89.042(…

Sec. 89.042. DEDICATION; APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The funds received under Section 89.043 of this code are dedicated to the department for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, including siting, designing, constructing, monitoring, and otherwise managing an artificial reef or arti…

Sec. 89.043. GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. The department may accept grants, donations of money or materials, and other forms of assistance from private and public sources. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg.…

Sec. 89.061. LIABILITY. (a) The state, an agency of the state, or an insurer of the state or agency of the state is not liable for damages caused by an activity required under the terms and conditions of a permit for an artificial reef. (b) A person who has transferred title of a…