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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter U to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER U. JULIA C. HESTER HOUSE STATE PARK |
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Sec. 22.271. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARK; JURISDICTION. The |
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Julia C. Hester House State Park is established under the |
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jurisdiction of the department. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Julia C. Hester House State Park, |
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established under Subchapter U, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, as added by this Act, consists of the undeveloped land |
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appurtenant to the Julia C. Hester House settlement house and |
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community center in the city of Houston. |
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(b) The Parks and Wildlife Department may acquire by |
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purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation the land described in |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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(c) Subchapter U, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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added by this Act, takes effect on the date the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department finally acquires all the land described in Subsection |
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(a) of this section. |
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SECTION 3. Except as provided by Section 2(c) of this Act, |
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this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |