Field notes (survey) concerning coastal public lands must satisfy the following conditions.

1. (1) The survey work must be done by a licensed state land surveyor or the county surveyor in which the land is located.
2. (2) The surveyor, before performing the survey, must have approval of the General Land Office as to the appropriate surveying method to be used to determine the littoral boundary. The surveyor should submit to the General Land Office whatever facts he may wish regarding the elevation of mean high tide, mean low tide, mean higher high tide, the vegetation line, and/or other information which may be relevant to the determination of the littoral boundary.
3. (3) The surveyor must certify on the survey plat that he has located the natural littoral boundary in accordance with the methodology approved by the General Land Office and that to the best of his knowledge no artificial fill or accretion is located within the area surveyed. The plat must indicate the name and address of the littoral owner or owners.
4. (4) Where the littoral boundary is located using a contour line, the beginning and ending points on the contour line should be established with X and Y plane coordinates utilizing the state plane coordinate system.
5. (5) In cases where artificial fill or accretion exists, the surveyor must locate and survey both the natural (original) littoral boundary and the boundary of the artificially filled or accreted area. Prior to surveying the natural (original) littoral boundary of the property, the surveyor must obtain approval from the General Land Office as to the method to be used to locate the original boundary. The surveyor must submit a separate report to the General Land Office describing in detail the nature and source of the artificial fill or accretion, and certifying that he has relocated the natural (original) boundary in accordance with the methodology approved by the General Land Office. The surveyor must also submit a separate field note description and survey plat of the artificially filled or accreted area.
6. (6) The surveyor must indicate to the best of his knowledge whether or not any retaining walls or other structural modifications have been placed on or along the littoral boundary.

Source Note:The provisions of this §7.2 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective June 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 4349.