1. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records.
2. (b) The commission may by rule charge a fee for access to ownership records and other records made or kept under this chapter.
3. (c) An owner identifier as prescribed by 33 C.F.R. Section 174.17 is not a public record.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 8(e), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1133, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 1106), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 22(1), eff. January 1, 2028.