1. (a) Cities and counties which qualify for eligibility under the Natural Resources Code, §§61.068-61.070, may receive up to, but no greater than two-thirds reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred in cleaning and maintaining public beaches within such cities and counties which are not under jurisdiction of another governmental entity.
2. (b) Cities qualifying for eligibility under the Natural Resources Code, §61.080, or counties qualifying for eligibility under the Natural Resources Code, §61.081, and which do not qualify for eligibility under the Natural Resources Code, §§61.068-61.070, may receive up to 40% reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred in cleaning and maintaining public beaches within their boundaries, but not under the jurisdiction of another governmental entity.
3. (c) Monies received by an eligible coastal municipality under the Tax Code, §156.2511, shall be included as part of the state share as required by the Texas Natural Resources Code, §61.076(c)(2), and must be spent on cleaning and maintaining the beach as required by the Tax Code, §156.2511(b); however, these funds are not eligible for reimbursement from the BMFP program as specifically prohibited by the Texas Natural Resource Code, §61.076(c)(1).

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.13 adopted to be effective April 14, 1992, 17 TexReg 2241; amended to be effective May 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 3714.