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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 22.222. Department to Acquire Park Land

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 2 of the Act  1 that added this subchapter to this code. The department may acquire the mineral interests in the land to be acquired.

(b) A lease executed under this section may only be from a public entity. A lease executed under this section from the state may not exceed 30 years and may be renewed on its expiration. A lease executed under this section from any other public entity is not limited to any term of years. For purposes of this subsection, “public entity” means an agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including the board of directors of a municipally owned utility system.

(c) The department shall acquire the land with money from the Texas Park Development Fund, or any fund or account created to finance the acquisition of state parks.

(d) The department may expend funds for the operation and maintenance of the Franklin Mountains State Park.

1 Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1805, ch. 736, § 2, as amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3273, ch. 860, § 2 and Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 383, §§ 1, 2, described the boundaries of the Franklin Mountains State Park.
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