Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties
Section 13.018. State Parklands Passport

Sec. 13.018. STATE PARKLANDS PASSPORT. (a) The following people may apply to the department for a state parklands passport:
(1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old or over who has resided in the state for six consecutive months preceding the date of application for a parklands passport, a member of the United States armed forces on active duty who is 65 years old or over, or any other individual in a category that the commission by rule designates as a resident of this state who is 65 years old or over;
(2) a veteran of the armed services of the United States who, as a result of military service, has a service-connected disability, as defined by the Veterans' Administration, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a 60 percent disability rating and who is receiving compensation from the United States because of the disability; and
(3) an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual.
(b) The department shall issue a passport to each qualified applicant. The passport shall be issued on a form designed and provided by the department.
(c) The holder of a state parklands passport issued on or before August 31, 1995, a person whose birth date is before September 1, 1930, or a veteran described by Subsection (a)(2) is entitled to enter any state park without payment of an entrance or admission fee. When a fee is charged by the department for entrance of a vehicle into a state park, the vehicle of the holder of a state parklands passport is exempt from the fee when the holder is present.
(d) The department may discount or waive a park entrance fee for a resident of this state issued an initial state parklands passport after August 31, 1995. When a fee is charged by the department for entrance of a vehicle into a state park, the vehicle of the holder of an initial state parklands passport may enter any state park on payment of a lower vehicle entrance fee. The department may waive vehicle entrance fees for any state park for the holder of an initial state parklands passport.
(e) The commission by rule shall establish eligibility requirements and privileges available to the holder of a state parklands passport described by Subsection (a)(3).
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 36, ch. 19, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 629, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 387, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Parks and Wildlife Code

Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department

Chapter 13 - Powers and Duties Concerning Parks and Other Recreational Areas

Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties

Section 13.001. Control by Department

Section 13.002. Development and Acquisition of Outdoor Areas

Section 13.003. Gifts and Improvements of Park Sites

Section 13.004. Financing of Park Programs

Section 13.0041. Use of Certain Bond Revenue

Section 13.0044. Preference for Certain Park Programs

Section 13.0045. Revenue Bonds for Parks and Wildlife Facilities

Section 13.0046. Cooperation With Institutions of Higher Education

Section 13.005. Acquisition of Historical Sites

Section 13.0051. Coordination With Texas Historical Commission; Report on Preservation Plans

Section 13.0052. Reports

Section 13.0053. Reference to Historical Sites

Section 13.006. Lease of Lands

Section 13.0061. Lease of Grazing Rights on Park Lands; Sale of Products

Section 13.007. Investigation Expenses

Section 13.0075. Eligibility Criteria for Inclusion of Real Property in State Parks System

Section 13.008. Solicitation, Receipt, and Transfer of Land

Section 13.009. Sale or Exchange of Land

Section 13.010. Historic Sites

Section 13.011. Natural Features

Section 13.012. Roadside Parks

Section 13.013. Construction of Roads by Texas Department of Transportation

Section 13.014. Roads and Trails to Certain Park Sites

Section 13.0145. Speed Limits

Section 13.015. Park User Fees; Concessions

Section 13.0151. State Park Passes

Section 13.0155. Use of Parks and Wildlife Department Brand

Section 13.016. Inmate Labor

Section 13.017. Publications on Parks

Section 13.018. State Parklands Passport

Section 13.019. Facility Reservation System and Fee

Section 13.0191. Facility and Lodging Fees

Section 13.020. Local Public Hearings on Park Development Plans

Section 13.022. Easement Through Caddo Lake State Park

Section 13.023. Lifeguards and Signage in Certain Areas