Section 89.023 - Standards An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that:
(1) enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;(2) facilitates access and use by Texas recreational and commercial fishermen;(3) minimizes conflicts among competing uses of water and water resources;(4) minimizes environmental risks and risks to personal and public health and property;(5) is consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and national fishing law and does not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation;(6) uses the best scientific information available; and(7) conforms to the state artificial reef plan.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 89.023
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. 5/1/1989.