Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.304
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.304, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 13.304. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF COUNTIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
Official statutory text
Counties, river authorities, water districts, and other political subdivisions organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may:
(1) acquire land for public recreation;
(2) construct facilities for public use on land acquired for public recreation;
(3) provide for the operation, maintenance, and supervision of the public recreation areas;
(4) execute agreements with other local, state, or federal agencies for planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of public recreation facilities and necessary access roads; and
(5) maintain adequate sanitary standards on the land and water areas that are part of or adjacent to public recreation areas.
(1) acquire land for public recreation;
(2) construct facilities for public use on land acquired for public recreation;
(3) provide for the operation, maintenance, and supervision of the public recreation areas;
(4) execute agreements with other local, state, or federal agencies for planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of public recreation facilities and necessary access roads; and
(5) maintain adequate sanitary standards on the land and water areas that are part of or adjacent to public recreation areas.
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