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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation of Fairfield Lake State Park; granting |
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the power of eminent domain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Q, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 22.230 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Q: FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK |
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Sec. 22.230. PRESERVATION OF FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK. |
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(a) The legislature finds that: |
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(1) in the year of the centennial celebration of Texas |
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State Parks, the state has a vested interest in preserving and |
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protecting state parks operated by Parks and Wildlife Department; |
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(2) the state of Texas and the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department have invested over $70 million in the development and |
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operation of Fairfield Lake State Park. |
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(b) the department has the power of eminent domain to |
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acquire in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, any |
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property necessary to preserve Fairfield Lake State Park, and to |
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carry out the purposes of this section, including the acquisition |
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of approximately 1,821.353 acres and the adjoining acres associated |
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with that property. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |