Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 13.001. Control By Department
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§ 13.001. CONTROL BY DEPARTMENT. (a) Except as otherwise
provided by law, the following are under the department's control
and custody:
(1) all recreational and natural areas designated as
state parks; and
(2) all historical sites acquired by the department.
(b) The commission shall establish a classification system
for state parks and wildlife management areas that categorizes
wildlife management areas, parks, or a portion of parks as wildlife
management areas, recreational areas, natural areas, or historical
sites. The commission may not classify a historical site as a
historical park.
(c) The commission shall adopt rules governing the
acquisition and development of recreational areas, natural areas,
or historical sites.
(d) The commission shall establish as a priority the
acquisition of land necessary for parks that are established by
this code and that comply with the classification system and rules
adopted by the commission as required by this section.
(e) The commission shall have the exclusive authority to
determine sound biological management practices for all lands under
its control.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, § 37, eff.
Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 217, § 1, eff. May 18,
1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 12.702 12.703 12.704 12.705 12.706 12.707 12.708 13.001 13.002 13.003 13.004 13.0041 13.0045 13.005 13.0051
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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