Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 24.001
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 24.001, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 24.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, river authority, or other governmental entity created under the authority of the state or a county or municipality.
(2) "Urban area" means the area within a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in this state used in the last preceding federal census.
(3) "Park" includes land and water parks owned or operated by the state or a political subdivision.
(4) "Open space area" means a land or water area for human use and enjoyment that is relatively free of man-made structures.
(5) "Natural area" means a site having valuable or vulnerable natural resources, ecological processes, or rare, threatened, or endangered species of vegetation or wildlife.
(6) "Parks, recreational, and open space area plan" means a comprehensive plan that includes information on and analyses of parks, recreational, and open space area objectives, needs, resources, environment, and uses, and that identifies the amounts, locations, characteristics, and potentialities of areas for adequate parks, recreational, and open space opportunities.
(7) "Federal rehabilitation and recovery grants" means matching grants made by the United States to or for political subdivisions for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, expanding, or developing existing outdoor or indoor parks, recreational, or open space areas and facilities, including improvements in park landscapes, buildings, and support facilities.
(8) "Account" means the Texas recreation and parks account.
(9) "Rural area" means any area not included in an urban area.
(10) "Cultural resource site or area" means a site or area determined by the commission to have valuable and vulnerable cultural or historical resources.
(11) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonpolitical legal entity incorporated under the laws of this state that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(12) "Underserved population" means any group of people that is:
(A) low income, inner city, or rural as determined by the last census;
(B) minority;
(C) youth, including youth at risk and youth with a physical, developmental, or intellectual disability or mental illness; or
(D) female.
(1) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, river authority, or other governmental entity created under the authority of the state or a county or municipality.
(2) "Urban area" means the area within a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in this state used in the last preceding federal census.
(3) "Park" includes land and water parks owned or operated by the state or a political subdivision.
(4) "Open space area" means a land or water area for human use and enjoyment that is relatively free of man-made structures.
(5) "Natural area" means a site having valuable or vulnerable natural resources, ecological processes, or rare, threatened, or endangered species of vegetation or wildlife.
(6) "Parks, recreational, and open space area plan" means a comprehensive plan that includes information on and analyses of parks, recreational, and open space area objectives, needs, resources, environment, and uses, and that identifies the amounts, locations, characteristics, and potentialities of areas for adequate parks, recreational, and open space opportunities.
(7) "Federal rehabilitation and recovery grants" means matching grants made by the United States to or for political subdivisions for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, expanding, or developing existing outdoor or indoor parks, recreational, or open space areas and facilities, including improvements in park landscapes, buildings, and support facilities.
(8) "Account" means the Texas recreation and parks account.
(9) "Rural area" means any area not included in an urban area.
(10) "Cultural resource site or area" means a site or area determined by the commission to have valuable and vulnerable cultural or historical resources.
(11) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonpolitical legal entity incorporated under the laws of this state that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(12) "Underserved population" means any group of people that is:
(A) low income, inner city, or rural as determined by the last census;
(B) minority;
(C) youth, including youth at risk and youth with a physical, developmental, or intellectual disability or mental illness; or
(D) female.
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