Section 26.15 - Policy for Major Actions(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.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.15
The provisions of this §501.15 adopted to be effective December 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 10789; Entire chapter transferred from Title 31, Chapter 501 by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 43, October 28, 2022, TexReg 7301, eff. 12/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 27, July 7, 2023, TexReg 3672, eff. 7/10/2023