SUBCHAPTER A FANNIN STATE BATTLEGROUND
- Texas Section 22.001 - Jurisdiction
Fannin State Battleground is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
SUBCHAPTER B SAN JACINTO BATTLEGROUND
- Texas Section 22.006 - Concession Account
A Fannin State concession account may be established in the state treasury according to the rules and procedures established by the department. Acts 1975, 64th...
- Texas Section 22.011 - Jurisdiction
The San Jacinto Battleground is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
- Texas Section 22.012 - San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board
(a) The San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board is composed of: (1) the chairman of the Battleship Texas Foundation; (2) the president of the San Jacinto...
- Texas Section 22.013 - Meetings
(a) The San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board shall meet quarterly to review the policies and operations of the San Jacinto Battleground and to advise the...
- Texas Section 22.014 - Powers Of The Board
The board may accept, in the name of the state, all bequests, gifts, and grants of money or property made to the battleground and use...
- Texas Section 22.015 - Data
All data collected by the board is the property of the state and shall be used to depict the story of Texas history and independence...
SUBCHAPTER C PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.016 - San Jacinto Museum Of History Association
The San Jacinto Museum of History Association, a nonprofit historical association organized for the purposes of operating the San Jacinto Memorial Building and Tower and...
- Texas Section 22.021 - Jurisdiction
(a) The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. (b) The original boundaries of the park include the land located...
- Texas Section 22.022 - Powers Of Department
(a) The department may: (1) fix entrance fees for admission to the park; (2) fix charges to be collected from patrons of the park; (3)...
- Texas Section 22.023 - Disposition Of Income
The department shall use the income derived from leases, royalties, and operation of the park necessary for maintaining, improving, and operating the park. The unexpended...
- Texas Section 22.024 - Issuance Of Bonds
The department may issue bonds necessary for the construction of improvements in the park. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 22.025 - Interest On Bonds
Interest on the bonds may not exceed six percent per year, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard...
- Texas Section 22.026 - Maturity Of Bonds
The bonds may mature, serially or otherwise, not more than 40 years from the date of their issuance. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch....
- Texas Section 22.027 - Redemption Before Maturity
The department may fix the price, terms, and conditions for redemption of the bonds before maturity in the authorizing proceedings. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p....
- Texas Section 22.028 - Sale Of Bonds
The bonds may be sold, at public or private sale, at a price and under terms determined by the department to be the most advantageous...
- Texas Section 22.029 - Pledge Of Income
The department may irrevocably pledge the rents, revenues, and income from the improvements financed by the bonds and from any other revenue-producing facilities or properties...
- Texas Section 22.030 - Right To Issue Additional Bonds
In pledging the rents, revenues, and income, the department may expressly reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with or subordinate to...
- Texas Section 22.031 - Additional Security For Bonds
(a) If, after reasonable effort, the department is unable to sell the bonds, the bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien...
- Texas Section 22.032 - Form Of Bonds
The department may prescribe the form, conditions, and details of the bonds in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p....
- Texas Section 22.033 - Refunding Of Bonds
(a) A bond issued by the department under a law of this state which is payable from any part of the revenues of a revenue-producing...
- Texas Section 22.034 - Employment Of Personnel
The department may employ engineers, attorneys, and fiscal agents or financial advisors necessary in the issuance or refunding of bonds. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p....
- Texas Section 22.035 - Approval By Attorney General
(a) The bonds and all records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination prior to delivery. (b) The attorney...
- Texas Section 22.036 - Payment Of Interest And Expenses
The department may set aside amounts from the proceeds of the sale of a bond issue for: (1) the payment of interest anticipated to accrue...
- Texas Section 22.037 - Legal Investments
(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations,...
- Texas Section 22.038 - Negotiable Instruments
Bonds issued under this subchapter are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff....
SUBCHAPTER D JIM HOGG MEMORIAL PARK
- Texas Section 22.039 - Debt Against The State
Nothing in this subchapter creates a debt against the state or binds the state in any way except as to the mortgage of the land...
- Texas Section 22.051 - Jurisdiction
(a) The Jim Hogg Memorial Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. (b) The original boundaries of the park include approximately 180 acres, formerly...
- Texas Section 22.052 - Historical Improvements
To the extent possible, the department shall maintain a replica of the original Hogg home and the grounds adjacent to the residence. Acts 1975, 64th...
- Texas Section 22.053 - Improvements
The department may repair or construct facilities for recreational and park purposes at the park and may work in conjunction with other governmental agencies for...
- Texas Section 22.054 - Sale And Use Of Timber
(a) The department may use timber cut from the land in the park to repair or construct improvements. (b) The department may sell timber from...
- Texas Section 22.055 - Sale Of Iron Ore
(a) The department may sell iron ore in place located in the park. The department may grant all rights necessary for the development of the...
- Texas Section 22.056 - Competitive Bids
(a) Timber and iron ore may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best...
- Texas Section 22.057 - Advertising For Bids
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of timber. The department shall advertise for the sale of iron ore. (b) The sale...
- Texas Section 22.058 - Regulations
The department shall adopt regulations, forms, and contracts for the sale of iron ore and protection of the income produced from the sale. Acts 1975,...
SUBCHAPTER E HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.059 - Disposition Of Funds
Money received from the sale of timber or iron ore from the land in the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the...
- Texas Section 22.071 - Improvements
(a) The department may construct and repair improvements to be used for recreational and park purposes in Huntsville State Park, including dams to impound water...
- Texas Section 22.072 - Permit For Dam
A dam may not be constructed until a permit has been obtained from the Texas Water Rights Commission. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch....
- Texas Section 22.073 - Sale And Use Of Timber
(a) The department may use timber cut from land in the park to repair or construct improvements. (b) The department may sell timber from land...
- Texas Section 22.074 - Competitive Bids
(a) Timber may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best bid in the...
- Texas Section 22.075 - Advertising For Bids
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of the timber for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated...
SUBCHAPTER F GOLIAD STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.076 - Disposition Of Funds
Money received from the sale of timber cut from the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks...
- Texas Section 22.081 - Jurisdiction
Goliad State Park, including the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace and the Mission of San Rosario, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th...
- Texas Section 22.082 - General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace
(a) The department may care for and protect the birthplace of General Ignacio Zaragoza and shall designate the site as the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace....
- Texas Section 22.083 - Mission Of San Rosario
(a) The department shall care for the grounds of the Mission of San Rosario as a suitable and appropriate memorial and shall enclose the mission...
- Texas Section 22.084 - Improvements
The department may construct, maintain, and repair historical and recreational structures and facilities in the park. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec....
SUBCHAPTER G MISSION SAN FRANCISCO DE LOS TEJAS STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.085 - Reversion Of Title; Mineral Reservation
(a) If the state ceases to use the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace or the Mission of San Rosario as park land, all right, title, and...
- Texas Section 22.091 - Facilities; Park Site
(a) The department may construct and repair facilities for recreational and other appropriate purposes at Mission San Francisco de los Tejas State Park. (b) The...
- Texas Section 22.092 - Timber Sale
(a) The department may sell timber from land in the park and may use timber of the park to repair or construct improvements in the...
- Texas Section 22.093 - Competitive Bids
(a) Timber may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best bid in the...
- Texas Section 22.094 - Advertising For Bids
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of the timber for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated...
SUBCHAPTER H PORT ISABEL LIGHTHOUSE STATE HISTORICAL MONUMENT AND PARK
- Texas Section 22.095 - Disposition Of Funds
Money received from the sale of timber cut from the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks...
- Texas Section 22.101 - Jurisdiction
The Port Isabel Lighthouse is a state historical monument and park and is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405,...
SUBCHAPTER I HUECO TANKS STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.102 - Powers Of Department
The department may rehabilitate, maintain, and preserve the property of the park, and may collect entrance fees for admission to the park or operate it...
- Texas Section 22.111 - Control
The department has control of Hueco Tanks State Park and shall improve, preserve, restore, and protect the land and property in the park. Acts 1975,...
- Texas Section 22.112 - Acceptance Of Gifts
The department may accept gifts for constructing, building, advertising, or creating the park, including gifts for public exhibition that relate to the history of the...
SUBCHAPTER J STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.113 - Title To Park
The title of the land known as Hueco Tanks in El Paso County is in the name of the state and is subject to limitations,...
SUBCHAPTER K NIMITZ STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.121 - Jurisdiction
Stephen F. Austin State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. The department shall improve, preserve, and protect the land in the park. Acts...
- Texas Section 22.151 - Jurisdiction
The Nimitz State Park, located near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545,...
SUBCHAPTER L EISENHOWER STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.152 - Powers Of Department
The department may: (1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park; (2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or...
- Texas Section 22.161 - Jurisdiction
The Eisenhower State Park, located near Lake Texoma in Grayson County, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch....
- Texas Section 22.162 - Powers Of Department
The department may: (1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park; (2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or...
- Texas Section 22.163 - Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) "Impacted property" means that real property located in Grayson County adjacent to or near the western end of Eisenhower...
- Texas Section 22.164 - Right To Use Roads
(a) Owners, their family members, and their guests may use the roads of the park without charge for egress from or ingress to the impacted...
SUBCHAPTER M GOVERNOR JAMES STEPHEN HOGG MEMORIAL SHRINE
- Texas Section 22.165 - Permits
(a) The department may require owners, their family members, and their guests to obtain permits for entrance into and use of park roads under this...
SUBCHAPTER N ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN STATE PARKS
- Texas Section 22.171 - Governor Hogg Memorial
The Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine, located near Quitman, Wood County, is established. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 22.181 - Spanish Missions
(a) The department may acquire the following Spanish Mission sites, located in Milam County: (1) Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria; (2) San Francisco Xavier de...
- Texas Section 22.183 - Hubbard Lake
(a) The department may create, develop, operate, and maintain a state park on the land donated by the West Central Texas Municipal Water District located...
SUBCHAPTER O MATAGORDA ISLAND STATE PARK AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
- Texas Section 22.184 - Fishing Piers
(a) The department may repair and maintain the old causeway across Copano Bay on Highway 35 in Aransas County and the old causeway across Lavaca...
- Texas Section 22.201 - Matagorda Island State Park And Wildlife Management Area
(a) The Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is established under the jurisdiction of the department to be used for public recreational and...
SUBCHAPTER P FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.202 - Dedicated Land
All land within the Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area on June 1, 1979, and all land included within the park and management...
- Texas Section 22.221 - Park Established: Jurisdiction Of Department
The Franklin Mountains State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1804, ch. 736, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 22.222 - Department To Acquire Park Land
(a) The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 2 of the Act that added this...
SUBCHAPTER S TRINITY RIVER STATE PARK
- Texas Section 22.223 - Condemnation
(a) If necessary for the acquisition of the Franklin Mountains State Park, the department shall institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state...
- Texas Section 22.251 - Park Established: Jurisdiction Of Department
The Trinity River State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department on property that may be acquired according to this Act. Added by...
- Texas Section 22.252 - Department To Acquire Park Land
(a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 4 of the Act that added this...
- Texas Section 22.253 - Condemnation
(a) If necessary for the acquisition of the Trinity River State Park, the department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state...
SUBCHAPTER T BATTLESHIP "TEXAS"
- Texas Section 22.254 - Powers Of City Of Dallas
(a) Nothing in this Act shall preclude or prohibit the city of Dallas from initiating, developing, completing, extending, or maintaining any project, as described in...
- Texas Section 22.261 - Jurisdiction
The Battleship "Texas" is under the jurisdiction of the department. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2190, ch. 407, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,...