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Texas Statutes, Title PW

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Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

67 chapters · 1,496 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title PW1,496 Ch 43, Chapter 43153 Ch 11, Chapter 11135 Ch 31, Chapter 31123 Ch 12, Chapter 1297 Ch 22, Chapter 2270 Ch 13, Chapter 1360 Ch 47, Chapter 4753 Ch 62, Chapter 6253 Ch 76, Chapter 7653 Ch 77, Chapter 7752 Ch 66, Chapter 6651 Ch 82, Chapter 8247 Ch 21, Chapter 2137 Ch 86, Chapter 8633

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.024 Performance Evaluations
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Sec. 11.024. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. The director or his designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this section. Added by Acts 1985, 69th L…
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.025 Audit
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Sec. 11.025. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the department are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584, Sec. …
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0255 Evaluation of Construction Projects
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Sec. 11.0255. EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) The department shall calculate the costs of each department construction project as the project is completed. (b) In calculating the costs under Subsection (a), the department shall consider both direct and indirect costs of …
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.026 Gifts of Property Or Money
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Sec. 11.026. GIFTS OF PROPERTY OR MONEY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may accept gifts of property or money in support of any department purpose authorized in this code. (b) The department may not accept a gift or other donation from a person who holds…

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0261 Prohibition Against Acceptance of Gifts, Gratuities, and Other Things of Value; Exception

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Sec. 11.0261. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRATUITIES, AND OTHER THINGS OF VALUE; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who is a member of the commission or an employee of the department may not accept a gift, gratuity, or other thing of value,…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0262 Certain Gratuities Authorized

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Sec. 11.0262. CERTAIN GRATUITIES AUTHORIZED. (a) An employee of the state parks division of the department may accept a gratuity if: (1) the employee, as a primary job duty, serves food or beverages in a restaurant, cafeteria, or other food service establishment located within a …

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.027 Establishment of Fees; Revenue

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Sec. 11.027. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES; REVENUE. (a) In setting the amounts of the fees authorized by this code, the commission shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of department programs but may not maintain unnecessary fund balances. (b) The commissi…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0271 Public Hunting Drawing; Fees

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Sec. 11.0271. PUBLIC HUNTING DRAWING; FEES. (a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public hunting privileges. The department may charge each person who participates in the drawing a nonrefundable participation fee in addition to any fee for issuin…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0272 Public Fishing and Special Events Drawing; Fees

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Sec. 11.0272. PUBLIC FISHING AND SPECIAL EVENTS DRAWING; FEES. (a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public fishing or other special events privileges. The department may charge each person who participates in the drawing a nonrefundable particip…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.028 Volunteer Services

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Sec. 11.028. VOLUNTEER SERVICES. (a) The department may use the services of volunteers to help carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department, provided, however, that volunteers shall not be used to enforce provisions of this code or to carry out department duties an…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0281 Volunteer Liability and Immunity

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Sec. 11.0281. VOLUNTEER LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY. (a) In this section, "volunteer" means a person rendering services for or on behalf of the department without the expectation of receiving monetary compensation from the department other than reimbursement for expenses incurred by t…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0285 Donated Building Projects

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Sec. 11.0285. DONATED BUILDING PROJECTS. (a) The department may accept the donation of a turnkey building project on state land provided that the department: (1) approves the plans and engineering in advance; and (2) has supervision over the project. (b) A project under this sect…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.029 Administration of Oaths

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Sec. 11.029. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS. Employees of the department who are designated as provided by the commission may administer oaths in connection with the permitting, licensing, and other functions of the department. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 192, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. …

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.030 Disclosure of Personal Customer Information

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Sec. 11.030. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION. (a) The name and address and a telephone, social security, driver's license, bank account, credit card, or charge card number of a person who purchases customer products, licenses, or services from the department may not b…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0305 Disclosure of Harvest Report Information

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Sec. 11.0305. DISCLOSURE OF HARVEST REPORT INFORMATION. (a) Information from a report submitted to the department relating to the recreational harvest authorized by Chapter 42, 46, 50, or 71 of game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals, alligators, or fish or…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.031 Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account

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Sec. 11.031. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT. There is in the state treasury an account called the "game, fish, and water safety account." Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 546, ch. 260, art. 1, Sec. 1, ef…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.032 Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account; Sources

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Sec. 11.032. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT; SOURCES. (a) The game, fish, and water safety account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.033 Use of Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account

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Sec. 11.033. USE OF GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, money in the game, fish, and water safety account may be used for the following purposes: (1) enforcement of fish, shrimp, and oyster laws, game laws, and laws pertaining to sand, …

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.034 Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account Expenditures

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Sec. 11.034. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT EXPENDITURES. All expenditures of the department from the game, fish, and water safety account must be approved by the director. The comptroller shall draw a warrant on the state treasury from the game, fish, and water safety acco…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.035 State Parks Account

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Sec. 11.035. STATE PARKS ACCOUNT. (a) The state parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the following sources: (1) grants or operati…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.037 State Land and Water Conservation Account

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Sec. 11.037. STATE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ACCOUNT. (a) The state land and water conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department may deposit in the state land and water conservation account any revenue received from the federal gover…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.038 Operating Account

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Sec. 11.038. OPERATING ACCOUNT. (a) The parks and wildlife operating account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The commission may transfer any funds appropriated to the department for personal services, travel, consumable supplies and materials, current opera…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.040 Mistaken Deposit

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Sec. 11.040. MISTAKEN DEPOSIT. (a) Any funds deposited in the state treasury by the department by mistake of fact or mistake of law shall be refunded by warrant issued against the fund and credited against the account in the state treasury into which the money was deposited. Refu…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.041 Transfer of Property

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Sec. 11.041. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY. (a) The commission may transfer tangible property, other than money or real estate held for limited purposes, from one division of the department to another division. (b) If the property to be transferred was acquired with funds the use of which…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.042 Funds Deposited In Treasury

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Sec. 11.042. FUNDS DEPOSITED IN TREASURY. All money paid to the department under this code or allocated to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, other than money received under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, or Chapter 21 of this code, shall be deposited in the State Treasur…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.043 Texas Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Capital Account

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Sec. 11.043. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas parks and wildlife conservation and capital account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The account consists of: (1) credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax …

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.044 Disposition of Interest On Investments

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Sec. 11.044. DISPOSITION OF INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS. (a) Interest received from the investment of money in all accounts of the department in charge of the comptroller shall be allocated monthly to each account in an amount proportionate to the amount of money invested from the ac…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.045 Application of Other Law

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Sec. 11.045. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to revenues accruing to an account established under this chapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.046 Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Account

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Sec. 11.046. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL AND RECREATIONAL AREA ACCOUNT. (a) The off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreationa…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.047 Use of Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Account

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Sec. 11.047. USE OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL AND RECREATIONAL AREA ACCOUNT. Money in the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account may be used only for expenditures necessary under Chapter 29 to: (1) acquire, construct, develop, and maintain trails and other recrea…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.051 Definitions

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Sec. 11.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Nongame" means those species of vertebrate and invertebrate wildlife that are not classified as game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing animals, endangered species, alligators, marine penaeid shrimp, or oysters. (2) "End…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.052 Special Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Account

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Sec. 11.052. SPECIAL NONGAME AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACCOUNT. The special nongame and endangered species conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1751, ch. 340, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1983. Amended by Act…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.053 Sources of Account

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Sec. 11.053. SOURCES OF ACCOUNT. (a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the special nongame and endangered species conservation account all money received from: (1) private contributions, grants, and donations made to the special nongame and endangered species conserva…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.054 Uses of Account

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Sec. 11.054. USES OF ACCOUNT. (a) Money in the special nongame and endangered species conservation account may be used for the following purposes: (1) dissemination of information pertaining to nongame and endangered species conservation, management, and values; (2) scientific in…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.055 Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, and Stamps

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Sec. 11.055. WILDLIFE ART PRINTS, DECALS, AND STAMPS. (a) The commission may contract with and pay a person for designing and producing the wildlife art prints, decals, and stamps authorized by this subchapter. (b) The commission may authorize an agent, including a nonprofit wild…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.056 Costs of Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, and Stamps

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Sec. 11.056. COSTS OF WILDLIFE ART PRINTS, DECALS, AND STAMPS. (a) The price of a wildlife art decal or stamp sold under this subchapter is $5.00 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The department may issue other editions of the stamp and decal at amount…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.061 Lifetime License Endowment Account

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Sec. 11.061. LIFETIME LICENSE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. The lifetime license endowment account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, …

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.062 Sources of Account

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Sec. 11.062. SOURCES OF ACCOUNT. (a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the lifetime license endowment account all money received from: (1) lifetime hunting, fishing, or combination licenses; (2) private contributions, grants, and donations made for purposes of this su…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.063 Uses of Account

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Sec. 11.063. USES OF ACCOUNT. To the extent allowed by federal law, money in the lifetime license endowment fund and interest earned on the lifetime license endowment account may be used only for the purpose of managing the fish and wildlife resources of this state, as follows: (…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.064 Restrictions

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Sec. 11.064. RESTRICTIONS. (a) No expenditure shall be made from the principal of the lifetime license endowment account if that expenditure would lower the unencumbered balance of the principal of the account below $20 million. (b) The interest earnings on and principal in the l…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.065 Investments

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Sec. 11.065. INVESTMENTS. The commission shall adopt rules for the investment of the lifetime license endowment account. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER F…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.071 Regulation of Mineral Recovery Operations

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Sec. 11.071. REGULATION OF MINERAL RECOVERY OPERATIONS. The commission may regulate the use of department lands for oil, gas, and other mineral recovery and associated activities as the commission considers reasonable and necessary to protect the surface estate of department land…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.072 Enforcement

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Sec. 11.072. ENFORCEMENT. (a) If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a regulation adopted under this subchapter, the director may have a civil suit brought in a district court for injunctive relief, for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty of n…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.073 Disposition of Civil Penalties

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Sec. 11.073. DISPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES. All civil penalties recovered in suits under this subchapter shall be paid to the appropriate fund or account of the department. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Le…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.074 Effect On Other Laws

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Sec. 11.074. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. This subchapter does not affect the regulatory authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. SUBCHAPTER G. AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.081 Definitions

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Sec. 11.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Governing entity" means the state agency or other political subdivision with jurisdiction over a public body of surface water. (2) "Integrated pest management" means the coordinated use of pest and environmental information and p…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.082 State Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan

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Sec. 11.082. STATE AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) The department shall develop and by rule adopt a state aquatic vegetation management plan following the generally accepted principles of integrated pest management. The state plan shall apply throughout the state unless a…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.083 Local Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan

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Sec. 11.083. LOCAL AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) A governing entity may develop and adopt a local aquatic vegetation management plan. A local plan must be approved by the department, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Department of Agriculture. (b) A…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.084 Application of Aquatic Herbicide In Public Body of Surface Water

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Sec. 11.084. APPLICATION OF AQUATIC HERBICIDE IN PUBLIC BODY OF SURFACE WATER. (a) No person may apply aquatic herbicide in a public body of surface water unless the herbicide is applied in a manner consistent with the plan adopted by the governing entity. (b) State money may not…

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.085 Liability

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Sec. 11.085. LIABILITY. (a) The liability under other law of a governing entity that receives notice of a proposed application of aquatic herbicide is not affected by the requirements of this subchapter. (b) Notice by a governing entity to an individual under Section 11.084(f)(2)…