{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-63.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.002","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.\n(2) \"Barrier island\" means an island bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and entirely surrounded by water.\n(3) \"Peninsula\" means an arm of land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico surrounded on three sides by water.\n(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.\n(5) \"Mainland shoreline\" means all shoreline fronting on the open Gulf of Mexico that is not located on a barrier island or a peninsula.\n(6) \"Restoration\" means the repair or replacement of dunes or dune vegetation.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2500, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 41(1), eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE E. BEACHES AND DUNES","CHAPTER 63. DUNES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.63.htm#63.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"c45ae3a0563c0142507d596106d678f9c7d69327c92348348bc6c3f76fd77243","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-63.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-63.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}