Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 11.081 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 11.081
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Governing entity” means the state agency or other political subdivision with jurisdiction over a public body of surface water.
(2) “Integrated pest management” means the coordinated use of pest and environmental information and pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and in a manner that will cause the least possible hazard to persons, property, and the environment.
(3) “Local plan” means a local aquatic vegetation management plan authorized by § 11.083.
(4) “Public body of surface water” means any body of surface water that is not used exclusively for an agricultural purpose. The term does not include impounded water on private property.
(5) “State plan” means the state aquatic vegetation management plan authorized by § 11.082 and developed and implemented under this subchapter.
(6) “Water district” means a conservation and reclamation district or an authority created under authority of § 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or § 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has jurisdiction over a public body of surface water. The term does not include a navigation district or a port authority.