Texas Transportation Code 52.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 52.002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Adjacent coastal county” means a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico that has an onshore storage facility for a deepwater port for which an application has been filed.
(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the General Land Office or the commissioner’s designated representative.
(3) “Deepwater port” means a facility defined in Section 3(10), Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. § 1502(10)), and includes an onshore storage tank facility and the pipelines located in this state that connect the onshore storage tank facility with an offshore facility of a deepwater port.
(4) “Person” means an individual, association, organization, trust, partnership, or corporation.
(5) “Secretary” means the United States secretary of transportation.
(6) “State or local agency” means a board, commission, department, office, agency, or political subdivision of the state or of a county or municipality, or another public body created by or under state law.