Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.005
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.005, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 12.005. FUNDS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall expend funds to counties and school districts for assessments in lieu of property taxes on wildlife management areas purchased from federal funds or grants authorized by the Pittman-Robertson Act or Dingell-Johnson Act.
(b) No general revenue funds may be expended in lieu of taxes for wildlife management areas; however, special funds may be expended for this purpose provided reimbursement or matching from the federal government is available at a federal ratio of two to one or better.
(b) No general revenue funds may be expended in lieu of taxes for wildlife management areas; however, special funds may be expended for this purpose provided reimbursement or matching from the federal government is available at a federal ratio of two to one or better.
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