Texas § PW.81.502 - POWERS AND DUTIES
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PW.81.502 — POWERS AND DUTIES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PW.81.502. POWERS AND DUTIES
POWERS AND DUTIES. To the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the department may: (1) determine the acceptance or rejection of state scientific areas proposed for incorporation into a state system of scientific areas; (2) make and publish all rules and regulations necessary for the management and protection of scientific areas; (3) cooperate and contract with any agencies, organizations, or individuals for the purposes of this subchapter; (4) accept gifts, grants, devises, and bequests of money, securities, or property to be used in accordance with the tenor of such gift, grant, devise, or bequest; (5) formulate policies for the selection, acquisition, management, and protection of state scientific areas; (6) negotiate for and approve the dedication of state scientific areas as part of the system; (7) advocate research, investigations, interpretive programs, and publication and dissemination of information pertaining to state scientific areas and related areas of scientific value; (8) acquire interests in real property by purchase; and (9) hold and manage lands within the system. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
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Section PW.81.502 ("POWERS AND DUTIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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