2021 Texas Statutes
Parks and Wildlife Code
Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department
Chapter 13 - Powers and Duties Concerning Parks and Other Recreational Areas
Subchapter D. Participation in Federal Programs
Section 13.304. Additional Powers of Counties and Special Districts
Sec. 13.304. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF COUNTIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS. Counties, river authorities, water districts, and other political subdivisions organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may:
(1) acquire land for public recreation;
(2) construct facilities for public use on land acquired for public recreation;
(3) provide for the operation, maintenance, and supervision of the public recreation areas;
(4) execute agreements with other local, state, or federal agencies for planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of public recreation facilities and necessary access roads; and
(5) maintain adequate sanitary standards on the land and water areas that are part of or adjacent to public recreation areas.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
