Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 26.004
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 26.004, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 26.004. EXCLUDED LANDS.
Official statutory text
A department, agency, board, or political subdivision having control of the public land is not required to comply with this chapter if:
(1) the land is originally obtained and designated for another public use and is temporarily used as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge pending its use for the originally designated purpose;
(2) the program or project that requires the use or taking of the land being used temporarily as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge is the same program or project for which the land was originally obtained and designated; and
(3) the land has not been designated by the department, agency, political subdivision, county, or municipality for use as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge before September 1, 1975.
(1) the land is originally obtained and designated for another public use and is temporarily used as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge pending its use for the originally designated purpose;
(2) the program or project that requires the use or taking of the land being used temporarily as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge is the same program or project for which the land was originally obtained and designated; and
(3) the land has not been designated by the department, agency, political subdivision, county, or municipality for use as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge before September 1, 1975.
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