Sec. 1478.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a county that:
(1)  is located on the Gulf of Mexico;  and
(2)  has within its boundaries an island susceptible to development for recreational purposes for the use and benefit of the residents of the county. 
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.0211(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.