Texas § PW.22.252 - DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND
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§ PW.22.252. DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND
DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND. (a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 4 of the Act that added this subchapter to this code. The department may acquire the mineral interests in that land. (b) A lease executed under this section from the state may not exceed 30 years and may be renewed on its expiration. A lease executed under this section from any other public entity is not limited to any term of years. For purposes of this subsection, "public entity" means an agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including the board of directors of a municipally owned utility system. (c) The department may acquire the land with money from the urban park fund. (d) The department may expend funds for the operation and maintenance of the Trinity River State Park. (e) The department will honor all existing easements on the property to be acquired under this Act, as well as all existing permits to pump water from the Trinity River and to discharge water into the Trinity River. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 76, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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