Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.056

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.056, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 22.056. COMPETITIVE BIDS.

Official statutory text

(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 bid in the judgment of the Texas Forest Service for the sale of timber and of the department for the sale of iron ore. The department must approve the contract for sale of timber.

(b) The Texas Forest Service shall keep on file the bids for timber sale. The bids are public records. Copies of the bids shall be given to the department.

(c) The department shall keep on file the bids for the sale of iron ore. The bids are public records.

(d) The Texas Forest Service may reject any or all bids for timber sale and readvertise for new bids. The department may reject any or all bids for iron ore sale and readvertise for new bids.

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