Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 24.002 · Subchapter A. LOCAL PARKS FOR SMALLER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS ACCOUNT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Texas recreation and parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Except as provided by Subsection (b), money in the account may be used only for:
(1) grants under this subchapter to a county or municipality with a population of less than 500,000;
(2) grants under this subchapter to any other political subdivision that is not a county or municipality; or
(3) planning for, and acquisition, operation, and development of, outdoor recreation and conservation resources of this state and the administrative expenses incident to the projects or programs authorized under Subchapter D, Chapter 13.
(b) Money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 24.003(a)(1) may be used only for the purposes described by Section 151.801(c-1), Tax Code.
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History
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 710, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 32, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 26), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
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