| (a) For purposes of this section, "major action" means
an individual agency or subdivision action listed in §29.11 of
this title (relating to Actions and Rules Subject to the Coastal Management
Program), §30.12 of this title (relating to Federal Listed Activities
Subject to CZMA Review), or §29.60 of this title (relating to
Local Government Actions Subject to the Coastal Management Program),
relating to an activity for which a federal environmental impact statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 United States Code
Annotated, §4321, et seq is required.
(b) Prior to taking a major action, the agencies and
subdivisions having jurisdiction over the activity shall meet and
coordinate their major actions relating to the activity. The agencies
and subdivisions shall, to the greatest extent practicable, consider
the cumulative and secondary adverse effects, as described in the
federal environmental impact assessment process, of each major action
relating to the activity.
(c) No agency or subdivision shall take a major action
that is inconsistent with the goals and policies of this chapter.
In addition, an agency or subdivision shall avoid and otherwise minimize
the cumulative adverse effects to coastal natural resource areas of
each of its major actions relating to the activity.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §26.15 adopted to be effective December 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 10789; transferred effective December 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register October 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7301; amended to be effective July 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 3671 |
