Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 321.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The board must be composed of seven commissioners appointed by the county judge with the approval of the commissioners court. (b) A commissioner serves for a term of two years from the date of appointment. (c) A park commission…

Sec. 321.022. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the county judge for the unexpired term. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 321.023. OATH; BOND. (a) Within 15 days after the date a park commissioner is appointed, the commissioner must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk. (b) The bond must be: (1) payable to the order of the county jud…

Sec. 321.024. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. A certificate of appointment executed by the county judge and attested by the county clerk shall be filed with the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the commissioner. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., c…

Sec. 321.025. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) The board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer, except that the first chairman shall be designated by the county judge at the time of appointment of the first board. The member designated as …

Sec. 321.026. EXPENSES. A park commissioner's approved compensation and expenses shall be paid in due time by the board's check or warrant. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 321.027. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A park commissioner or employee of the board may not acquire a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any improvements, concessions, equipment, or business located in a park administered by the board. (b) A park commissioner or employee o…

Sec. 321.028. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be placed on each lease, deed, or other instrument usually executed under seal and on other instruments as required by the board. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS A…

Sec. 321.041. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ permanent or temporary personnel, including secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, technical experts, and other agents. (b) The board shall determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of employees. (c) Th…

Sec. 321.042. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Money belonging to or under control of the board shall be deposited and secured in substantially the manner prescribed by law for county funds. (b) The board shall select one or more depositories. (c) A warrant or check for the wi…

Sec. 321.043. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may without advertisement enter into a contract, including a lease or other agreement, with any person as the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a contract connecte…

Sec. 321.044. LEASES AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS. (a) Concurrent with or at any time before the authorization for issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of the revenues of a designated facility of a park, the board may enter into a contract, including a lease, with any person for the…

Sec. 321.045. RULES. The board may adopt reasonable rules applicable to tenants, concessioners, residents, and users of park facilities regulating hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and all other recreational and business privileges in the parks under the control of the board. A…

Sec. 321.046. GRANTS. The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source approved by the board, including the government of the United States, this state, a public or private corporation, or any other person, for the purpose of promoting, establishing, or acco…

Sec. 321.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the county judge a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the board's properties, funds, and indebtedness. (b) The financial …

Sec. 321.048. SUITS; LEGAL SERVICES. (a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name. (b) The board may request from the county attorney the legal services it requires. In addition or in the alternative, the board may employ and compensate its own legal staff. Acts 1987, 70th L…

Sec. 321.049. RECORDS. The board shall keep a complete account of each board meeting and proceeding and shall maintain the records of the board in a secure manner. Those records are the property of the board and are subject to inspection by the commissioners court at all reasonab…

Sec. 321.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE. (a) For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of permanent improvements to the island parks, or for the acquisition or construction of facilities to be used in or connected with or incident to the parks, the county may issue revenue b…

Sec. 321.072. PLEDGE OF REVENUES. (a) Revenue bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the net revenues from the operation of one or more parks under control of the board, from the facilities of or incident to the parks, or from the parks and the facilities. (b) The net…

Sec. 321.073. PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds of the bonds shall be used under the restrictions provided in the order. The holders of the bonds and any trustee provided for in respect to the bonds have a lien on the proceeds until so applied, but neither the depository of those funds …

Sec. 321.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Before the bonds are delivered to the purchaser, the bonds and the records pertaining to the bonds must be submitted to the attorney general for examination and approval. The attorney general shall approve the bonds if issued in accord…

Sec. 321.075. FEES AND REVENUE. (a) In this section, "fee" includes any fee, charge, or toll. (b) The expense of operation and maintenance of facilities the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds are a first lien on and charge against the income of the facilities. …

Sec. 321.076. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Fully negotiable bonds may be issued by the commissioners court for the purpose of refunding original bonds issued under this subchapter. (b) The refunding bonds must be authorized and may be secured in the manner provided by this subchapter for…

Sec. 321.077. BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT. (a) The bonds are not a debt of the county or this state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision, but are payable solely from the revenues pledged to their payment as provided by this subchapter. (b) Each bond …

Sec. 321.078. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "fee" includes a fee, charge, or toll. (b) This section applies to revenue bonds issued under this subchapter. (c) The bond order may require that the bonds contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to and in stri…

Sec. 321.101. APPLICABILITY. Notwithstanding Section 321.001, this subchapter applies only to: (1) a county described by Section 321.001; and (2) a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico and has within its boundaries a beach that: (A) is wholly or partly operated by the county…

Sec. 321.102. RULES. The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt reasonable rules on camping, access, litter, resource protection, or waste disposal if the rules: (1) are consistent with Chapter 352 of this code, Chapters 61 and 63, Natural Resources Code, and rules ad…

Sec. 321.103. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under Section 321.102. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 226 (H.B. 1628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.