Texas Parks And Wildlife Code Title 5, Chapter 84 - Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Program

• Texas Section 84.001 - Purpose
  The purpose of the program established under this chapter is to enable and facilitate the purchase and donation of agricultural conservation easements. Transferred, redesignated and...
• Texas Section 84.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural conservation easement" means a conservation easement in qualified land that is designed to accomplish one or more of the following...
• Texas Section 84.003 - Program
  The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation program is established as a program of the department for the purpose of administering the assistance to be...
• Texas Section 84.004 - Terms Of Agricultural Conservation Easement
  (a) An agricultural conservation easement under this chapter must be perpetual or for a term of 30 years. (b) The owner of qualified land and...
• Texas Section 84.005 - Termination Of Easement
  (a) Any time after an agricultural conservation easement is acquired with a grant awarded under this chapter, the landowner may request that the council terminate...
• Texas Section 84.006 - Repurchase By Landowner
  (a) In this section: (1) "Agricultural value" means the price as of the appraisal date a buyer willing, but not obligated, to buy would pay...
• Texas Section 84.007 - Protected Land; Notice Of Taking
  (a) A department or agency of this state, a county, a municipality, another political subdivision, or a public utility may not approve any program or...
• Texas Section 84.008 - Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Fund
  (a) The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the department...
• Texas Section 84.009 - Administration Of Fund
  (a) The council may: (1) adopt rules necessary to perform program duties under this chapter; (2) request, accept, and use gifts, loans, donations, aid, appropriations,...
• Texas Section 84.010 - Criteria For Awarding Grants
  The council shall: (1) give priority to applications that protect agricultural lands that are susceptible to development, including subdivision and fragmentation; and (2) adopt a...
• Texas Section 84.011 - Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Council
  (a) The Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council is established to advise and assist the director with administration of the program and to select...
• Texas Section 84.012 - Effect On Tax Appraisal
  An agricultural conservation easement under this chapter does not affect the eligibility of the property subject to the easement for appraisal for ad valorem tax...
• Texas Section 84.013 - Report To Texas Department Of Transportation
  Not later than the 10th day after the date of a closing of a purchase of an easement under this chapter, the department shall provide...

Last modified: September 28, 2016