Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 221.001 — DEFINITIONS

NR § 221.001Title 12. WETLANDS · Ch. 221. WETLAND MITIGATION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Buffer zone" means a strip of land adjoining a wetland mitigation bank to protect the wetland habitat and wildlife within the bank from the impact of an activity outside the zone. The term includes a strip of land composed primarily of water or a strip of land that includes a fence, wall, or screen of vegetation.

(2)"Eligible political subdivision" means:

(A)a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to such a county; or

(B)a conservation and reclamation district:

(i)that is established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 24.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 114, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.