Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 11.205 · Subchapter J. NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS
OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall designate a single nonprofit partner as the official nonprofit partner of the department, unless the commission determines in writing that no nonprofit partner is capable of effectively implementing the goals of this section.
(b) The official nonprofit partner must be dedicated to meeting department goals.
(c) The official nonprofit partner may accept gifts, grants, and donations to further department goals, including a gift, grant, or donation made in the name of the department.
(d) The official nonprofit partner may use state money to acquire property or engage in construction activities only if that acquisition or construction is consistent with the department's conservation and recreation priorities outlined in the plan developed under Section 11.104.
(e) The official nonprofit partner may organize and manage accounts for local nonprofit partners or other organizations to benefit a specific state park or other sites under the department's jurisdiction.
(f) The commission by rule shall establish:
(1) guidelines under which the official nonprofit partner may solicit and accept sponsorships from private entities; and
(2) best practices under which the partner may engage in activities under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.11.htm
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