Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Chapter 57 - FISHERIES
Subchapter M - ARTIFICIAL REEFS
Section 57.951 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Agent--A person authorized by an applicant to act on behalf of the applicant.
(2) Applicant--Any person applying for a PRA. For the purposes of this subchapter, the use of the term "applicant" also includes the applicant's agent.
(3) Approved Reef Unit--A reef unit which meets all standards, criteria and requirements established in this subchapter and Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 89.
(4) Coastal waters--The navigable salt water of Texas and water of the federal exclusive economic zone adjacent to Texas water.
(5) Deployment--The act of placing approved materials and reef units onto an approved artificial reef site.
(6) Person--Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or entity.
(7) Reef Unit--Those materials to be deployed as an artificial reef that constitute a single approved item or multiple items that are permanently linked together.
(8) Staging Area--A physical location where all reef units are stored for inspection.
(9) Vessel--Any watercraft or barge used to transport materials for the construction of artificial reefs.
