SECTION 57.801. Powers of the Executive Director

(a) The executive director shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authority to take action as necessary, including but not limited to emergency rulemaking, to modify state coastal fisheries regulations to conform with federal regulations in the Exclusive Economic Zone and implement fishery management plans ultimately approved by the Secretary of Commerce, including but not limited to Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the State of Texas.

(b) The executive director shall promptly notify the chairman of the commission when any such action is required and prior to any such action being taken.

(c) The executive director shall cause to be published in the Texas Register a public notice of any action taken, including the period during which such action is to be in effect, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Any action taken by the executive director pursuant to this section shall remain in effect for the period specified for such action, but shall not exceed the effective period of the respective federal regulation in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Source Note: The provisions of this §57.801 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9569; amended to be effective March 6, 1997, 22 TexReg 1890; amended to be effective October 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 6659