TITLE: Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

SUMMARY: Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 320.0455, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 320.0455. RULES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [A POPULOUS COUNTY];PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. SECTION 2. Section 320.0455, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of:(1) [a county with a population of] 2.8 million or more; [and] (2) 580,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; or (3) [a county with a population of] more than 410,000 and less than 455,000. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), and subject [Subject] to the approval of the commissioners court, the board may adopt reasonable rules concerning the use of any park administered by the board. (b-1) A board created for a county described by Subsection (a)(2) may not adopt rules relating to the use of fireworks. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.