Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The Coastal Coordination Advisory
Committee (committee) advises the commissioner on matters related to the CMP.
The committee shall:
(1) make recommendations
regarding the referral and review of proposed actions subject to consistency
with the CMP goals and policies;
(2) participate in coastal issue teams to
facilitate interagency coordination and communication regarding CMP subject
matter areas, including but not limited to water quality, grants, planning, and
permitting; and
(3) review any
other matters related to the CMP, as requested by the commissioner.
(b) The committee is composed of:
(1) a representative of each of the following
entities designated by the presiding officer of that entity:
(A) the General Land Office;
(B) the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department;
(C) the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality;
(D) the Railroad Commission of
Texas;
(E) the Texas Water
Development Board;
(F) the Texas
Department of Transportation;
(G)
the State Soil and Water Conservation Board; and
(H) the Texas Sea Grant College
Program.
(2) the
following members appointed by the commissioner:
(A) a city or county elected official who
resides in the coastal area;
(B) an
owner of a business located in the coastal area who resides in the coastal
area;
(C) a resident from the
coastal area; and
(D) a
representative of agriculture.
(c) Members of the committee serve five-year
terms aligned with the five-year periods of the CMP assessment and strategy
cycles.
(1) Members may serve partial terms.
If a member's term has expired, that member will continue to serve until a
replacement is appointed or designated.
(2) Appointed members serve at the pleasure
of the commissioner. Designated members serve at the pleasure of the presiding
officer of the entity from which the member was selected.
(d) To assist the commissioner and the
committee, the CMP coordinator shall:
(1)
serve as the GLO's primary point of contact for matters related to the
CMP;
(2) facilitate coordination
among agencies and subdivisions subject to the CMP; and
(3) schedule, organize, and conduct meetings
of the committee.
(e) The
committee shall meet as often as directed by the CMP coordinator or the
commissioner.
(f) In the event that
a proposed action subject to consistency with the CMP goals and policies
presents a significant unresolved consistency dispute, the committee may refer
the matter to the commissioner for review pursuant to Chapter 29 (Procedures
for State Consistency with Coastal Management Program Goals and Policies) or
Chapter 30 (Procedures for Federal Consistency with Coastal Management Program
Goals and Policies) of this title.
(g) Chapter
2110, Government
Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the
committee.
