Sec. 33.059. STUDIES. The board may study various coastal engineering problems, including the protection of the shoreline against erosion, the design and use of piers, groins, seawalls, and jetties, and the effects of various structures, works, and improvements on the physical and biological systems of the coastal public land.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2386, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.