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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the centennial parks conservation fund to be |
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administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 3, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 21-A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 21-A. CENTENNIAL PARKS CONSERVATION FUND |
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Sec. 21-A.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fund" means |
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the centennial parks conservation fund established under Section |
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49-e-1, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 21-A.002. USE OF CENTENNIAL PARKS CONSERVATION FUND. |
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Money in the fund may be spent only to: |
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(1) acquire state park sites from the United States or |
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any of its agencies, agencies of the state, or any other person; |
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(2) improve, develop, beautify, equip, and maintain |
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park sites; |
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(3) provide grants to political subdivisions for local |
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parks as provided by Chapter 24; and |
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(4) support department land, soil, and water |
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conservation efforts. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2023, providing for the creation of the centennial |
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parks conservation fund to be administered by the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department is approved by the voters. If that amendment is |
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not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect. |