Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 33.171 — ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS OF LITTORAL OWNERS

NR § 33.171Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part C. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 33. MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL PUBLIC LAND · Art. E. ENFORCEMENT AND APPEAL

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(a)A littoral owner whose rights may be affected by any action of the board under this chapter may bring suit for a declaratory judgment against the State of Texas in a district court in Travis County to try the issues.

(b)Service of citation may be obtained by serving the commissioner.

(c)The state is entitled to receive notice of a claim against the School Land Board under this subchapter not later than the 180th day after the day the action of the board giving rise to the claim occurred. The notice must reasonably describe:

(1)the action of the board that affected the littoral owner's rights;

(2)the time and place of the board's action; and

(3)the nature of the claim, specifying, as applicable, the manner in which:

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Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2391, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.