The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Administratively complete--An application is administratively
complete when all information required for staff evaluation has been
submitted with all necessary maps, photographs, channel depths and
sponsor/owner application forms.
(2) Applicant--Any person applying for a permit.
(3) Director--The Executive Director of the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
(4) Evidence--A presentation of facts orally or in
writing by affidavit, deposition, or in person, and may include maps,
pictures, diagrams, models, and learned treatises.
(5) General permit--An authorization to disturb or
remove sedimentary materials from the public waters of the state under
conditions that meet the criteria set forth in §69.115 of this
title (relating to General Permits).
(6) Individual permit--An authorization to disturb
or remove sedimentary materials from the public waters of the state
for any proposed activity that does not qualify for a general permit.
(7) Person--Any person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, or entity.
(8) River segment--Reach of river and tributaries as
designated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
based on flow and water quality attributes in the Surface Water Quality
Standards.
(9) Sedimentary materials--Marl, sand, mudshell, gravel,
or any combination of them.
(10) Waters--All of the salt and fresh water of the
area of this state under the jurisdiction and trusteeship or ownership
of the government of the State of Texas, all the volume of such water
area, and all lands underlying such water area, and all lands subject
to the jurisdiction of the commission underlying the beds of navigable
streams, whether containing water or not, as defined in Texas Civil
Statutes, Article 5302.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §69.102 adopted to be effective February 4, 1997, 22 TexReg 958; amended to be effective July 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 3404; amended to be effective September 19, 2019, 44 TexReg 5060 |
