Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 13.001 — CONTROL BY DEPARTMENT
PW § 13.001Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 13. POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS · Art. A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are under the department's control and custody:
(1)all recreational and natural areas designated as state parks; and
(2)all historical sites under the jurisdiction of the department.
(b)The commission shall establish a classification system for state parks and wildlife management areas that categorizes wildlife management areas, parks, or a portion of parks as wildlife management areas, recreational areas, natural areas, or historical sites. The commission may not classify a historical site as a historical park.
(c)The commission shall adopt rules governing the acquisition and development of recreational areas, natural areas, or historical sites.
(d)The commission shall establish as a priority the acquisition of land necessary for parks that are established by this code and that comply with the classification system and rules adopted by the commission as required by this section.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.