tx-July242026-136: 31 TAC §15.36 (Amendment) — Coastal Area Planning
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The General Land Office (GLO) adopts an amendment to 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §15.36 relating to the Certification Status of the City of Galveston Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan (Plan), without changes to the proposed text. The proposed rule was published in the May 22, 2026 issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 3531) and will not be republished. The GLO adopts new subsection §15.36(f) to certify the amendments to the City of Galveston's Plan as consistent with state law. BACKGROUND OF THE AMENDMENT Pursuant to the Open Beaches Act, Texas Natural Resources Code (TNRC) Chapter 61; the Dune Protection Act, TNRC Chapter 63; TNRC §33.607, and 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§15.3, 15.7, and 15.17, a local government with jurisdiction over Gulf coast beaches must submit any proposed amendments to its Plan to the GLO for certification. If appropriate, the GLO will certify the Plan as consistent with state law by amendment of a rule, as authorized in TNRC §§61.011(d)(5), 61.015(b), and 63.121. The certification by rule reflects the state's certification of the Plan; however, the text of the Plan is not adopted by the GLO, as provided in 31 TAC §15.3(o)(4). On...
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