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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 11.205. Official Nonprofit Partner

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§ 11.205. OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER.  (a) The commission 
shall designate a single nonprofit partner as the official 
nonprofit partner of the department, unless the commission 
determines in writing that no nonprofit partner is capable of 
effectively implementing the goals of this section.
	(b)  The official nonprofit partner must be dedicated to 
meeting department goals.
	(c)  The official nonprofit partner may accept gifts, 
grants, and donations to further department goals, including a 
gift, grant, or donation made in the name of the department.
	(d)  The official nonprofit partner may use state money to 
acquire property or engage in construction activities only if that 
acquisition or construction is consistent with the department's 
conservation and recreation priorities outlined in the plan 
developed under Section 11.104.
	(e)  The official nonprofit partner may organize and manage 
accounts for local nonprofit partners or other organizations to 
benefit a specific state park or other sites under the department's 
jurisdiction.
	(f)  The commission by rule shall establish:                                   
		(1)  guidelines under which the official nonprofit 
partner may solicit and accept sponsorships from private entities;  
and
		(2)  best practices under which the partner may engage 
in activities under this section.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.          

Last modified: August 11, 2007