Texas Natural Resources Code Title 2, Chapter 62 - Beach Park Board Of Trustees

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 62.001 - Applicability
  (a) The provisions of this chapter apply to counties that are located or border on the Gulf of Mexico and have within their boundaries beaches...

SUBCHAPTER B CREATION OF BOARD

• Texas Section 62.002 - Definition
  In this chapter, "board" means the Beach Park Board of Trustees. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2493, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 62.011 - Purpose And Authority
  A county located or bordering on the Gulf of Mexico with a beach suitable for park purposes may create a board in the manner provided...
• Texas Section 62.012 - Method Of Creating Board
  A board may be created after a favorable majority vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held on the proposition....

SUBCHAPTER C ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 62.013 - Election
  (a) The election shall be called by the commissioners court. (b) Notice of the election shall be given in the manner provided by Chapter 1251,...
• Texas Section 62.041 - Members Of Board
  (a) The board is composed of seven members appointed by the commissioners court. (b) One board member shall be a member of the commissioners court....
• Texas Section 62.042 - Term Of Office
  (a) With the exception of the trustees first appointed, a trustee serves for a term of two years from the date of appointment. (b) At...
• Texas Section 62.043 - Oath And Bond
  (a) A trustee shall qualify within 15 days after his appointment by taking the official oath and filing a good and sufficient bond with the...
• Texas Section 62.044 - Compensation; Expenses
  A trustee serves without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties. Acts 1977,...
• Texas Section 62.045 - Vacancy
  A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the commissioners court. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2494, ch. 871, art. I, Sec....
• Texas Section 62.046 - Officers Of Board
  (a) On the appointment of the first trustees, the commissioners court shall designate one of the trustees to serve as chairman of the board for...
• Texas Section 62.047 - Park Manager
  The board may employ and compensate a manager for any parks or facilities and may give him full authority in the management and operation of...
• Texas Section 62.048 - Legal Services
  (a) The board may call on the county attorney of the county for the legal services it requires. (b) In lieu of or in addition...
• Texas Section 62.049 - Employees Of Board
  (a) The board may employ temporary or permanent secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, technical experts, and other agents and employees it requires. (b) The board shall...
• Texas Section 62.050 - Meetings
  (a) The board shall hold regular meetings at times set by the board. (b) The board may hold special meetings at the times business or...
• Texas Section 62.051 - Board Records
  (a) The board shall keep a true and full record of all its meetings and proceedings and maintain the records of the board in a...
• Texas Section 62.052 - Management Of Funds
  The money belonging to or under control of the board shall be deposited and secured in the same manner prescribed by law for county funds....
• Texas Section 62.053 - Audit
  Independent auditors selected by the board shall make an annual audit of all financial transactions and records of the board. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p....
• Texas Section 62.054 - Court Actions
  The board may sue and be sued in its own name. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2495, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....

SUBCHAPTER D POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 62.055 - Seal
  The board shall adopt a seal which shall be placed on all leases, deeds, and other instruments usually executed under seal and on other instruments...
• Texas Section 62.091 - Land Under Jurisdiction, Management, And Control
  (a) The following land is under the jurisdiction of the board: (1) public beaches owned in fee by the county; and (2) land used as...
• Texas Section 62.092 - Priority Of Jurisdiction
  (a) The board has no jurisdiction over a public beach located inside the boundaries of the county that has been designated a national park, national...
• Texas Section 62.093 - Park Authority
  The board may manage, operate, maintain, equip, improve, and finance: (1) an existing public park placed under its jurisdiction by the commissioners court; or (2)...
• Texas Section 62.094 - Fee Charged
  The board may charge and collect a reasonable fee for access or entrance to or parking on the land under its jurisdiction, other than public...
• Texas Section 62.095 - Use Of Funds
  (a) The board may accept, receive, and spend gifts of money or other things of value from any person for the purpose of performing any...
• Texas Section 62.096 - Contracts, Leases, And Other Agreements Relating To Land And Facilities
  The board may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement connected with, incident to, or affecting the financing, construction, equipping, maintenance, or operation of...
• Texas Section 62.097 - Contracts, Leases, And Other Agreements Relating To Management, Operation, And Maintenance Of Land And Facilities
  The board may enter into any contract, lease, or agreement with any person for a period of not more than 40 years relating to the...
• Texas Section 62.098 - Contracts With Other Governmental Agencies
  To accomplish any purpose authorized in this chapter, the board may enter into contracts with: (1) adjacent counties; (2) boards in adjacent counties; and (3)...
• Texas Section 62.099 - Advertising
  The board may publish brochures and otherwise advertise the county's recreational advantages for the purpose of attracting tourists, residents, and other users of the public...
• Texas Section 62.100 - Rules
  The board may adopt and enforce reasonable rules for the use of parks and facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the board by the...

SUBCHAPTER E ISSUANCE OF BONDS

• Texas Section 62.101 - Legislative Intent
  It is the intent of the legislature in enacting the provisions of this chapter that the rights established or recognized in Subchapters B and D...
• Texas Section 62.131 - Authority To Issue Revenue Bonds
  For the purpose of acquiring, developing, improving, and enlarging public recreational areas and facilities, the board may issue revenue bonds payable solely from: (1) the...
• Texas Section 62.132 - Formal Requirements Of Bonds
  (a) The bonds may be issued by resolution adopted by the board without the necessity of an election. (b) The bonds may be issued in...
• Texas Section 62.133 - Sale Of Bonds
  The board shall sell the bonds on the best terms obtainable. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2497, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 62.134 - Approval And Registration
  The bonds shall not be delivered until a transcript of the proceedings authorizing their issuance has been submitted to the attorney general and approved as...
• Texas Section 62.135 - Authorized Investments
  The bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, saving banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance...
• Texas Section 62.136 - Security For Deposits
  The bonds are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of the state and public funds of cities, towns, villages, or other political corporations...
• Texas Section 62.137 - Tax Bonds
  (a) The board shall not issue bonds payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes. (b) The board may receive and spend the...

SUBCHAPTER F DISSOLUTION OF BOARD

• Texas Section 62.138 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding one or more series or installments of outstanding original or refunding bonds of...
• Texas Section 62.161 - Order Calling Election To Dissolve; Notice Of Election
  (a) The commissioners court may order an election to dissolve a board. (b) The commissioners court shall give notice of the election. The notice must...
• Texas Section 62.162 - Election To Dissolve
  (a) An election to dissolve a board shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient...
• Texas Section 62.163 - Administration Of Property, Debts, And Assets After Dissolution
  (a) After a vote to dissolve a board, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the board until:...

Last modified: September 28, 2016