1. (a) Purpose. The purpose of these sections is to describe avoidance or protection procedures applicable to persons who conduct or cause to be conducted any activity which would cause damage to sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea.
2. (b) Scope. These sections apply only to activities which would cause damage to sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea, and apply only to activities proposed to be conducted in certain designated state land tracts in Texas' submerged lands.
3. (c) Cumulation. These sections are cumulative of any other requirements applicable to the activities designated in these sections.
4. (d) Claim of title. These sections do not purport to alter any ownership or claim of title by the state to any sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea.
5. (e) Claim of name. These sections to not purport to alter any name of any sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea as cited in Subchapter A of Chapter 27 of this title (relating to Participants).

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.1 adopted to be effective January 26, 1981, 6 TexReg 49; transferred effective August 30, 1995, as published in the Texas Register October 17, 1995, 20 TexReg 8442.