Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

Sec. 24.005. DIRECT STATE MATCHING GRANTS. (a) The department shall make grants of money from the account to a political subdivision to provide one-half of the costs of the planning, acquisition, or development of a park, recreational area, or open space area to be owned and oper…

Sec. 24.006. FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. When state revenues to the Texas recreation and parks account exceed $14 million per year, an amount not less than 15 percent shall be made available for grants to local governments for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisitio…

Sec. 24.007. ACCOUNT USE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PLANS. No grant may be made under Section 24.005 of this code nor may account money be used under Section 24.006 of this code unless: (1) there is a present or future need for the acquisition and development of the property for which…

Sec. 24.008. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) No property may be acquired with grant money made under this subchapter or by the department under this subchapter if the purchase price exceeds the fair market value of the property as determined by one independent appraiser. (b) Repeale…

Sec. 24.009. PAYMENTS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTING. (a) On the approval of a grant under this subchapter and on the written request by the director, the comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant drawn against the Texas recreation and parks account and payable to the politi…

Sec. 24.011. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER. The attorney general shall file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction against a political subdivision or nonprofit corporation that fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter to recover the full amount of the grant plu…

Sec. 24.012. ACCOUNT NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICITY. No money credited to the account may be used for publicity or related purposes. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 710, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 24.013. AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO HAVE PARKS. This subchapter does not authorize a political subdivision to acquire, develop, maintain, or operate a park, recreational area, open space area, or natural area. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 710, Sec. …

Sec. 24.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the large county and municipality recreation and parks account. (2) "Cultural resource site or area" means a site or area determined by the commission to have valuable and vulnerable cultural or historical resource…

Sec. 24.052. LARGE COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY RECREATION AND PARKS ACCOUNT. The large county and municipality recreation and parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only as provided by this subchapter or Subchapter D, Chapter…

Sec. 24.053. ACCOUNT REVENUE SOURCE; DEDICATION. (a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the large county and municipality recreation and parks account: (1) credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax …

Sec. 24.054. ASSISTANCE GRANTS. (a) The department may make grants of money from the account to a large county or municipality for use by the county or municipality as all or part of the county's or municipality's required share of funds for eligibility for receiving a federal re…

Sec. 24.055. DIRECT STATE MATCHING GRANTS. (a) The department shall make grants of money from the account to a large county or municipality to provide one-half of the costs of the planning, acquisition, or development of a park, recreational area, or open space area to be owned a…

Sec. 24.056. FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO LARGE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES. When state revenue to the large county and municipality recreation and parks account exceeds $14 million per year, an amount not less than 15 percent shall be made available for grants to large counties and munic…

Sec. 24.057. ACCOUNT USE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PLANS. No grant may be made under Section 24.055 nor may account money be used under Section 24.056 unless: (1) there is a present or future need for the acquisition and development of the property for which the grant is requested or…

Sec. 24.058. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) No property may be acquired with grant money made under this subchapter or by the department under this subchapter if the purchase price exceeds the fair market value of the property as determined by one independent appraiser. (b) Propert…

Sec. 24.059. PAYMENTS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTING. (a) On the approval of a grant under this subchapter and on the written request by the director, the comptroller shall issue a warrant drawn against the large county and municipality recreation and parks account and payable to the c…

Sec. 24.060. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER. The attorney general shall file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction against a county, municipality, or nonprofit corporation that fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter to recover the full amount of the grant plu…

Sec. 24.061. ACCOUNT NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICITY. No money credited to the account may be used for publicity or related purposes. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 39, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 24.062. AUTHORITY OF LARGE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE PARKS. This subchapter does not authorize a large county or municipality to acquire, develop, maintain, or operate a park, recreational area, open space area, or natural area. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. …