Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 83.013. Authority Of Department Or Political Subdivision
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§ 83.013. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION. (a) The department or a political subdivision may
participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a
habitat conservation plan.
(b) Subject to this subchapter, the department or a
political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation
for and creation of a regional habitat conservation plan.
(c) Subject to this subchapter, a political subdivision,
including a municipality acting within its corporate limits or its
extraterritorial jurisdiction, in order to facilitate the creation
of a habitat preserve and the setting aside of land to protect a
species protected under a conservation agreement, may:
(1) purchase land, easements, or leases; and
(2) enter into an agreement with a landowner to
establish alternative land development standards for a tract of
land.
(d) A plan participant may accept a federal permit in
conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan only if the
qualified voters of a plan participant have authorized the issuance
of bonds or other debt financing in an amount equal to the estimated
cost of acquiring all land for habitat preserves within the time
required by this subchapter or the plan participant has
demonstrated that adequate sources of funding exist to acquire all
land for habitat preserves within the time required by this
subchapter.
(e) A governmental entity may not implement a regional
habitat conservation plan or apply for a federal permit in
conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan if:
(1) the federal act is repealed; or
(2) the endangered species that are subject to
conservation and protection under the federal permit cease to be
listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Department
of the Interior.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. June 17,
2005.
Section: 83.001 83.002 83.003 83.004 83.005 83.011 83.012 83.013 83.014 83.015 83.016 83.017 83.018 83.019 83.020
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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