Texas Statutes
Parks and Wildlife Code
Title 3 - Parks

Chapter 21 - Texas Park Development Fund

Subchapter A. Texas Park Development Bonds

Section 21.001. Issuance of Park Development Bonds - Sec. 21.001. ISSUANCE OF PARK DEVELOPMENT BONDS. The department, by...

Section 21.002. Description of Bonds - Sec. 21.002. DESCRIPTION OF BONDS. The bonds are called State...

Section 21.003. Sale Price - Sec. 21.003. SALE PRICE. The department may not sell an...

Section 21.004. Interest Rate - Sec. 21.004. INTEREST RATE. The department shall determine the rate...

Section 21.005. Form, Denomination, Place of Payment - Sec. 21.005. FORM, DENOMINATION, PLACE OF PAYMENT. The department shall...

Section 21.006. Maturity - Sec. 21.006. MATURITY. The bonds of each issue mature, serially...

Section 21.007. Redemption Before Maturity - Sec. 21.007. REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY. In the resolution providing for...

Section 21.008. Registered and Bearer Bonds - Sec. 21.008. REGISTERED AND BEARER BONDS. The resolution may provide...

Section 21.009. Notice of Bond Sale - Sec. 21.009. NOTICE OF BOND SALE. (a) After determining to...

Section 21.010. Competitive Bids - Sec. 21.010. COMPETITIVE BIDS. The bonds shall be sold only...

Section 21.011. Security for Bids - Sec. 21.011. SECURITY FOR BIDS. The department shall require every...

Section 21.012. Approval of Bonds; Registration - Sec. 21.012. APPROVAL OF BONDS; REGISTRATION. Before delivering bonds to...

Section 21.013. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 21.013. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The bonds shall be...

Section 21.014. Facsimile Signatures and Seals - Sec. 21.014. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES AND SEALS. In the resolution authorizing...

Section 21.015. Signature of Former Officer - Sec. 21.015. SIGNATURE OF FORMER OFFICER. If an officer whose...

Section 21.016. Bonds Incontestable, Valid, and Binding - Sec. 21.016. BONDS INCONTESTABLE, VALID, AND BINDING. (a) After approval...

Section 21.017. Evidence of Validity - Sec. 21.017. EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY. In an action to enforce...

Section 21.018. Payment by Comptroller - Sec. 21.018. PAYMENT BY COMPTROLLER. The comptroller shall pay or...

Section 21.019. Duties Enforceable - Sec. 21.019. DUTIES ENFORCEABLE. The performance of the official duties...

Section 21.020. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 21.020. REFUNDING BONDS. The commission may provide by resolution...

Section 21.021. Bonds Negotiable Instruments - Sec. 21.021. BONDS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. The bonds issued under the...

Section 21.022. Bonds Not Taxable - Sec. 21.022. BONDS NOT TAXABLE. Bonds issued under this chapter,...

Section 21.023. Authorized Investments - Sec. 21.023. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. Bonds issued under this chapter are...

Section 21.024. Security for Deposit of Funds - Sec. 21.024. SECURITY FOR DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. Bonds issued under...

Section 21.025. Mutilated, Lost, or Destroyed Bonds - Sec. 21.025. MUTILATED, LOST, OR DESTROYED BONDS. The department may...

Subchapter B. Funding Provisions

Section 21.101. Texas Park Development Fund - Sec. 21.101. TEXAS PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) The Texas Park...

Section 21.102. Use of Development Fund - Sec. 21.102. USE OF DEVELOPMENT FUND. The department may use...

Section 21.103. Acquiring Park Sites - Sec. 21.103. ACQUIRING PARK SITES. (a) Except as provided in...

Section 21.104. Contracts Authorized - Sec. 21.104. CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED. The department may contract with any...

Section 21.105. Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 21.105. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. The Texas park development...

Section 21.106. Credits to Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 21.106. CREDITS TO INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a) Accrued...

Section 21.1061. Report to Bond Review Board - Sec. 21.1061. REPORT TO BOND REVIEW BOARD. The commission shall...

Section 21.107. Additional Transfers - Sec. 21.107. ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS. (a) If the amount credited to...

Section 21.108. Interest and Sinking Fund: Final Transfer - Sec. 21.108. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND: FINAL TRANSFER. After all...

Section 21.109. Transfers Required - Sec. 21.109. TRANSFERS REQUIRED. The state comptroller shall make any...

Section 21.110. Investment of Funds - Sec. 21.110. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. (a) The department may invest...

Section 21.111. Entry Fees to Parks - Sec. 21.111. ENTRY FEES TO PARKS. (a) The department, wherever...

Chapter 22 - State Parks

Subchapter C. Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Section 22.021. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.021. JURISDICTION. (a) The Palo Duro Canyon State Park...

Section 22.022. Powers of Department - Sec. 22.022. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department may: (1)...

Section 22.023. Disposition of Income - Sec. 22.023. DISPOSITION OF INCOME. The department shall use the...

Section 22.024. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 22.024. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The department may issue bonds...

Section 22.025. Interest on Bonds - Sec. 22.025. INTEREST ON BONDS. Interest on the bonds may...

Section 22.026. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 22.026. MATURITY OF BONDS. The bonds may mature, serially...

Section 22.027. Redemption Before Maturity - Sec. 22.027. REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY. The department may fix the...

Section 22.028. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 22.028. SALE OF BONDS. The bonds may be sold,...

Section 22.029. Pledge of Income - Sec. 22.029. PLEDGE OF INCOME. The department may irrevocably pledge...

Section 22.030. Right to Issue Additional Bonds - Sec. 22.030. RIGHT TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL BONDS. In pledging the...

Section 22.031. Additional Security for Bonds - Sec. 22.031. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) If, after reasonable...

Section 22.032. Form of Bonds - Sec. 22.032. FORM OF BONDS. The department may prescribe the...

Section 22.033. Refunding of Bonds - Sec. 22.033. REFUNDING OF BONDS. (a) A bond issued by...

Section 22.034. Employment of Personnel - Sec. 22.034. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL. The department may employ engineers,...

Section 22.035. Approval by Attorney General - Sec. 22.035. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The bonds and...

Section 22.036. Payment of Interest and Expenses - Sec. 22.036. PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND EXPENSES. The department may...

Section 22.037. Legal Investments - Sec. 22.037. LEGAL INVESTMENTS. (a) Bonds issued under this subchapter...

Section 22.038. Negotiable Instruments - Sec. 22.038. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. Bonds issued under this subchapter are...

Section 22.039. Debt Against the State - Sec. 22.039. DEBT AGAINST THE STATE. Nothing in this subchapter...

Subchapter D. Jim Hogg Memorial Park

Section 22.051. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.051. JURISDICTION. (a) The Jim Hogg Memorial Park is...

Section 22.052. Historical Improvements - Sec. 22.052. HISTORICAL IMPROVEMENTS. To the extent possible, the department...

Section 22.053. Improvements - Sec. 22.053. IMPROVEMENTS. The department may repair or construct facilities...

Section 22.054. Sale and Use of Timber - Sec. 22.054. SALE AND USE OF TIMBER. (a) The department...

Section 22.055. Sale of Iron Ore - Sec. 22.055. SALE OF IRON ORE. (a) The department may...

Section 22.056. Competitive Bids - Sec. 22.056. COMPETITIVE BIDS. (a) Timber and iron ore may...

Section 22.057. Advertising for Bids - Sec. 22.057. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS. (a) The Texas Forest Service...

Section 22.058. Regulations - Sec. 22.058. REGULATIONS. The department shall adopt regulations, forms, and...

Section 22.059. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 22.059. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received from the sale...

Subchapter E. Huntsville State Park

Section 22.071. Improvements - Sec. 22.071. IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The department may construct and repair...

Section 22.072. Permit for Dam - Sec. 22.072. PERMIT FOR DAM. A dam may not be...

Section 22.073. Sale and Use of Timber - Sec. 22.073. SALE AND USE OF TIMBER. (a) The department...

Section 22.074. Competitive Bids - Sec. 22.074. COMPETITIVE BIDS. (a) Timber may be sold on...

Section 22.075. Advertising for Bids - Sec. 22.075. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS. (a) The Texas Forest Service...

Section 22.076. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 22.076. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received from the sale...

Subchapter F. Goliad State Park

Section 22.081. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.081. JURISDICTION. Goliad State Park, including the General Ignacio...

Section 22.082. General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace - Sec. 22.082. GENERAL IGNACIO ZARAGOZA BIRTHPLACE. (a) The department may...

Section 22.083. Mission of San Rosario - Sec. 22.083. MISSION OF SAN ROSARIO. (a) The department shall...

Section 22.084. Improvements - Sec. 22.084. IMPROVEMENTS. The department may construct, maintain, and repair...

Section 22.085. Reversion of Title; Mineral Reservation - Sec. 22.085. REVERSION OF TITLE; MINERAL RESERVATION. (a) If the...

Subchapter G. Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas State Park

Section 22.091. Facilities; Park Site - Sec. 22.091. FACILITIES; PARK SITE. (a) The department may construct...

Section 22.092. Timber Sale - Sec. 22.092. TIMBER SALE. (a) The department may sell timber...

Section 22.093. Competitive Bids - Sec. 22.093. COMPETITIVE BIDS. (a) Timber may be sold on...

Section 22.094. Advertising for Bids - Sec. 22.094. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS. (a) The Texas Forest Service...

Section 22.095. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 22.095. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received from the sale...

Subchapter I. Hueco Tanks State Park

Section 22.111. Control - Sec. 22.111. CONTROL. The department has control of Hueco Tanks...

Section 22.112. Acceptance of Gifts - Sec. 22.112. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. The department may accept gifts...

Section 22.113. Title to Park - Sec. 22.113. TITLE TO PARK. The title of the land...

Subchapter J. Stephen F. Austin State Park

Section 22.121. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.121. JURISDICTION. Stephen F. Austin State Park is under...

Subchapter K. Nimitz State Park

Section 22.151. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.151. JURISDICTION. The Nimitz State Park, located near Fredericksburg...

Section 22.152. Powers of Department - Sec. 22.152. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. The department may: (1) accept...

Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park

Section 22.161. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.161. JURISDICTION. The Eisenhower State Park, located near Lake...

Section 22.162. Powers of Department - Sec. 22.162. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. The department may: (1) accept...

Section 22.163. Definitions - Sec. 22.163. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Impacted...

Section 22.164. Right to Use Roads - Sec. 22.164. RIGHT TO USE ROADS. (a) Owners, their family...

Section 22.165. Permits - Sec. 22.165. PERMITS. (a) The department may require owners, their...

Subchapter M. Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine

Section 22.171. Governor Hogg Memorial - Sec. 22.171. GOVERNOR HOGG MEMORIAL. The Governor James Stephen Hogg...

Subchapter N. Acquisition of Certain State Parks

Section 22.181. Spanish Missions - Sec. 22.181. SPANISH MISSIONS. (a) The department may acquire the...

Section 22.183. Hubbard Lake - Sec. 22.183. HUBBARD LAKE. (a) The department may create, develop,...

Section 22.184. Fishing Piers - Sec. 22.184. FISHING PIERS. (a) The department may repair and...

Subchapter O. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area

Section 22.201. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area - Sec. 22.201. MATAGORDA ISLAND STATE PARK AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA....

Section 22.202. Dedicated Land - Sec. 22.202. DEDICATED LAND. All land within the Matagorda Island...

Subchapter P. Franklin Mountains State Park

Section 22.221. Park Established: Jurisdiction of Department - Sec. 22.221. PARK ESTABLISHED: JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT. The Franklin Mountains...

Section 22.222. Department to Acquire Park Land - Sec. 22.222. DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND. (a) The department...

Section 22.223. Condemnation - Sec. 22.223. CONDEMNATION. (a) If necessary for the acquisition of...

Subchapter S. Trinity River State Park

Section 22.251. Park Established: Jurisdiction of Department - Sec. 22.251. PARK ESTABLISHED: JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT. The Trinity River...

Section 22.252. Department to Acquire Park Land - Sec. 22.252. DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND. (a) The department...

Section 22.253. Condemnation - Sec. 22.253. CONDEMNATION. (a) If necessary for the acquisition of...

Section 22.254. Powers of City of Dallas - Sec. 22.254. POWERS OF CITY OF DALLAS. (a) Nothing in...

Subchapter T. Battleship "Texas"

Section 22.261. Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.261. JURISDICTION. The Battleship "Texas" is under the jurisdiction...

Section 22.262. Preservation Standards - Sec. 22.262. PRESERVATION STANDARDS. The memorandum of understanding required by...

Chapter 23 - National Parks, National Seashores, and Other Federal Lands

Subchapter A. Big Bend National Park

Section 23.001. Limited Jurisdiction Retained - Sec. 23.001. LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED. The state retains jurisdiction in...

Section 23.002. Park Residents May Vote - Sec. 23.002. PARK RESIDENTS MAY VOTE. A person residing in...

Subchapter B. Padre Island National Seashore

Section 23.011. Limited Jurisdiction Retained - Sec. 23.011. LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED. The state retains jurisdiction in...

Section 23.012. Seashore Residents May Vote - Sec. 23.012. SEASHORE RESIDENTS MAY VOTE. A person residing in...

Section 23.013. Regulations of Railroad Commission - Sec. 23.013. REGULATIONS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) The Railroad Commission...

Section 23.014. Reversion to State - Sec. 23.014. REVERSION TO STATE. (a) Any deed executed by...

Section 23.015. Consent for Acquisition of Navigation District Land - Sec. 23.015. CONSENT FOR ACQUISITION OF NAVIGATION DISTRICT LAND. The...

Section 23.016. Roads - Sec. 23.016. ROADS. The Secretary of Interior is requested to...

Subchapter C. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Section 23.031. Limited Jurisdiction Retained - Sec. 23.031. LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED. The state retains jurisdiction in...

Section 23.032. Park Residents May Vote - Sec. 23.032. PARK RESIDENTS MAY VOTE. A person residing in...

Section 23.033. Reconveyance of Title - Sec. 23.033. RECONVEYANCE OF TITLE. If any of the land...

Section 23.034. Mineral Rights in Park - Sec. 23.034. MINERAL RIGHTS IN PARK. (a) The state reserves...

Subchapter D. Federal Lands

Section 23.041. Agreements for Wildlife Management - Sec. 23.041. AGREEMENTS FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. The department may agree...

Section 23.042. Wildlife Resources Defined - Sec. 23.042. WILDLIFE RESOURCES DEFINED. In this subchapter, "wildlife resources"...

Section 23.043. Hunting and Fishing Regulations - Sec. 23.043. HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS. The commission, under Chapter...

Section 23.044. Penalty - Sec. 23.044. PENALTY. A person who violates any rule or...

Chapter 24 - State Assistance for Local Parks

Subchapter A. Local Parks for Smaller Counties And

Section 24.001. Definitions - Sec. 24.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Political subdivision" means...

Section 24.002. Texas Recreation and Parks Account - Sec. 24.002. TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas...

Section 24.003. Account Revenue Source; Revenue Dedication - Sec. 24.003. ACCOUNT REVENUE SOURCE; REVENUE DEDICATION. (a) The department...

Section 24.004. Assistance Grants - Sec. 24.004. ASSISTANCE GRANTS. (a) The department may make grants...

Section 24.005. Direct State Matching Grants - Sec. 24.005. DIRECT STATE MATCHING GRANTS. (a) The department shall...

Section 24.006. Funds for Grants to Local Governments - Sec. 24.006. FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. When state...

Section 24.007. Account Use to Be Consistent With Plans - Sec. 24.007. ACCOUNT USE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PLANS. No...

Section 24.008. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 24.008. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) No property may be...

Section 24.009. Payments, Records, and Accounting - Sec. 24.009. PAYMENTS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTING. (a) On the approval...

Section 24.011. Noncompliance With Subchapter - Sec. 24.011. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER. The attorney general shall file...

Section 24.012. Account Not to Be Used for Publicity - Sec. 24.012. ACCOUNT NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICITY. No...

Section 24.013. Authority of Political Subdivisions to Have Parks - Sec. 24.013. AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO HAVE PARKS. This...

Subchapter B. Parks for Large Counties and Municipalities

Section 24.051. Definitions - Sec. 24.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 24.052. Large County and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account - Sec. 24.052. LARGE COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY RECREATION AND PARKS ACCOUNT....

Section 24.053. Account Revenue Source; Dedication - Sec. 24.053. ACCOUNT REVENUE SOURCE; DEDICATION. (a) The department shall...

Section 24.054. Assistance Grants - Sec. 24.054. ASSISTANCE GRANTS. (a) The department may make grants...

Section 24.055. Direct State Matching Grants - Sec. 24.055. DIRECT STATE MATCHING GRANTS. (a) The department shall...

Section 24.056. Funds for Grants to Large Counties and Municipalities - Sec. 24.056. FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO LARGE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES....

Section 24.057. Account Use to Be Consistent With Plans - Sec. 24.057. ACCOUNT USE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PLANS. No...

Section 24.058. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 24.058. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) No property may be...

Section 24.059. Payments, Records, and Accounting - Sec. 24.059. PAYMENTS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTING. (a) On the approval...

Section 24.060. Noncompliance With Subchapter - Sec. 24.060. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER. The attorney general shall file...

Section 24.061. Account Not to Be Used for Publicity - Sec. 24.061. ACCOUNT NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICITY. No...

Section 24.062. Authority of Large County or Municipality to Have Parks - Sec. 24.062. AUTHORITY OF LARGE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE...

Chapter 25 - Water District and River Authority Parks

Section 25.001. State Policy; Legislative Findings - Sec. 25.001. STATE POLICY; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The policy of...

Section 25.002. Definition - Sec. 25.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter "district" means a district...

Section 25.003. General Powers - Sec. 25.003. GENERAL POWERS. (a) Each district shall: (1) conserve...

Section 25.004. Rules; Fees; Abandonment of Projects - Sec. 25.004. RULES; FEES; ABANDONMENT OF PROJECTS. A district may:...

Section 25.005. Leases, Concessions, Franchises, and Agreements - Sec. 25.005. LEASES, CONCESSIONS, FRANCHISES, AND AGREEMENTS. A district may...

Section 25.006. Use of Other Powers - Sec. 25.006. USE OF OTHER POWERS. (a) Except as provided...

Chapter 26 - Protection of Public Parks and Recreational Lands

Section 26.001. Protected Land; Notice of Taking - Sec. 26.001. PROTECTED LAND; NOTICE OF TAKING. (a) A department,...

Section 26.002. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 26.002. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) When any program or...

Section 26.003. Limitations on Judicial Review - Sec. 26.003. LIMITATIONS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW. A petition for the...

Section 26.004. Excluded Lands - Sec. 26.004. EXCLUDED LANDS. A department, agency, board, or political...

Chapter 28 - Texas Trails System

Section 28.001. Establishment - Sec. 28.001. ESTABLISHMENT. The Texas Trails System is established under...

Section 28.002. System Administration - Sec. 28.002. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department may: (1) develop...

Section 28.004. Classification - Sec. 28.004. CLASSIFICATION. (a) The department shall classify trails in...

Chapter 29 - Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Program

Section 29.001. Definition - Sec. 29.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "off-highway vehicle" means: (1)...

Section 29.002. Establishment and Operation - Sec. 29.002. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION. (a) The off-highway vehicle trail...

Section 29.003. Off-Highway Vehicle Decal Required; Fee - Sec. 29.003. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DECAL REQUIRED; FEE. (a) Except as...

Section 29.004. Exemptions - Sec. 29.004. EXEMPTIONS. Section 29.003 does not apply to a...

Section 29.005. Issuance, Display, and Expiration of Decal - Sec. 29.005. ISSUANCE, DISPLAY, AND EXPIRATION OF DECAL. (a) The...

Section 29.006. Disposition of Decal Fees - Sec. 29.006. DISPOSITION OF DECAL FEES. The department shall deposit...

Section 29.007. Other Revenue - Sec. 29.007. OTHER REVENUE. The department shall seek and use...

Section 29.008. Grants - Sec. 29.008. GRANTS. The department may make grants to federal...

Section 29.009. Penalty - Sec. 29.009. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 29.003 commits...

Section 29.010. Rules - Sec. 29.010. RULES. The commission: (1) shall adopt rules necessary...

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