Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 13.005 — ACQUISITION OF HISTORICAL SITES

PW § 13.005Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 13. POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS · Art. A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The department may acquire by purchase, gift, or other manner historical sites:

(1)where events occurred that represent an important aspect of the cultural, political, economic, military, or social history of the nation or state;

(2)significantly associated with the lives of outstanding historic persons or with an important event that represents a great ideal or idea;

(3)embodying the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type which is inherently valuable for study of a period, style, or method of construction;

(4)that contributes significantly to the understanding of aboriginal man in the nation or state; or

(5)that is of significant geologic interest relating to prehistoric animal or plant life.

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Legislative history

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.