SECTION 57.951. Definitions

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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §57.951 adopted to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10800; amended to be effective July 9, 2017, 42 TexReg 3387