Sec. 8505.115. PUBLIC USE OF AUTHORITY'S LAND. (a) The authority may prohibit free public use of its land for recreational purposes, hunting, or fishing only to the extent to which, in the opinion of the board, the use would interfere with the proper conduct and maintenance of its property.
(b) All public rights-of-way that as of May 21, 1935, traversed the areas adjacent to the areas to be flooded by the impounded waters shall remain open as a way of free public passage to and from the lakes created, and a charge may be made to the public for the right to engage in hunting, fishing, or boating thereon.
(c) On notice by a resident of this state of a violation of this section, the attorney general shall institute the proper legal proceedings to enforce compliance with this section by the authority or its successor.
(d) If the authority sells any of the authority's land bordering a lake to be created under this chapter, the authority shall retain in each tract a strip 20 feet wide abutting the high-water line of the lake for the purpose of passage and use by the public for public sports and amusements. This subsection does not apply to a sale of land by the authority to a state or federal agency to be used for game or fish sanctuaries or preserves or for propagation purposes.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.
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