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TX Loc Govt Code § 331.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.003. Eminent Domain

Sec. 331.003.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  A municipality or county may exercise eminent domain under Section 331.001(b) for the acquisition of a historic site, building, or structure only on a showing that it is necessary to prevent the destruction or deterioration of the site, building, or structure.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.004. Bonds and Taxes

Sec. 331.004.  BONDS AND TAXES.  (a)  A municipality or county may issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of acquiring or improving land, buildings, or historically significant objects for park purposes or for historic or prehistoric preservation purposes, and may assess, levy, and collect ad valorem taxes to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds and to provide a sinking fund.(b)  The issuance of the bonds and the levy of the taxes shall be in accordance with Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code.(c)  There is no limit on the amount of taxes that may be levied for the operation and maintenance expenses of parks or for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds except for the limits provided by the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.324, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.005. Management of Facilities

Sec. 331.005.  MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES.  (a)  Parks acquired under this chapter are under the control and management of the municipality or county acquiring the park.  The commissioners court or the governing body of the municipality may by agreement with the Parks and Wildlife Department turn the land over to the department to be operated as a public park.  The expenses of the improvement and operation of the park shall be paid by the municipality or county according to the agreement with the department.(b)  A historic or prehistoric site, historical museum, or historically significant object acquired under this chapter is under the control and management of the municipality or county that acquired it.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.006. Concessions

Sec. 331.006.  CONCESSIONS.  (a)  The management of any park, historical museum, or historic or prehistoric site acquired under this chapter may sell or lease concessions or privileges for the establishment of amusements, stores, gasoline stations, and other concerns consistent with the operation of a public park and the preservation of noteworthy features of a historic or prehistoric site or historical museum.(b)  The proceeds of the sales and leases may be used only for the improvement and operation of the park, museum, or site.  However, the proceeds of the sales or leases in connection with a municipal park may also be used for the support, maintenance, and upkeep of other municipal parks.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.007. Public Use

Sec. 331.007.  PUBLIC USE.  A park, a playground, a historical museum and its contents, or a historic or prehistoric site acquired and maintained under this chapter shall be open for the use of the public under rules prescribed by the governing body of the park, playground, museum, or site.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.008. Municipal and County Cooperation

Sec. 331.008.  MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY COOPERATION.  (a)  A municipality and a county may act in cooperation with each other in the exercise of authority under this chapter.  A park, playground, museum, or site acquired jointly by a municipality and county acting in cooperation is under joint management and control.(b)  If a municipality owns land outside its limits that is devoted to use as a playground or park and is adjacent to land that is owned by the county in which the municipality is situated and that is devoted to use as a public park, the municipality or county may purchase the adjacent land from the other on terms agreed to by each.  The purchased land must be used in connection with the adjacent lands and devoted to use as a playground or park.  The consideration for the purchase must be sufficient to provide for the payment of any outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred by the seller in acquiring the land.  All sums credited to the sinking fund for the indebtedness shall be subtracted from the face value of the unpaid bonds in determining the outstanding indebtedness.(c)  A municipality and the county in which the municipality is located that separately own adjacent land that is outside the municipal limits and is dedicated to use as a park or playground may by lease or other arrangement provide for the single management and control of the land.  The agreement may be for any period and on any terms agreed to by the municipality and county.  The agreement must vest exclusive management and control of the entirety of the lands for the benefit of the public as a recreational park or playground in the governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of the county.  Such an agreement does not affect the power of either the municipality or the county to contribute funds to the maintenance and improvement of the park or playground or the facilities of the park or playground.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.009. Road Closings

Sec. 331.009.  ROAD CLOSINGS.  A roadway on land acquired by a municipality for park purposes outside the municipal limits, or a roadway that abuts on both sides land that the municipality or county may dedicate to the management and control of the other under Section 331.008, may be closed by order of the commissioners court of the county in which the roadway is located.  All rights that the state may have in the roadway as a result of a previous dedication are canceled and surrendered to the county or municipality, as appropriate.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.010. Cooperation of State Agencies

Sec. 331.010.  COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  The Parks and Wildlife Department may cooperate with a municipality or county in the acquisition and establishment of parks and playgrounds, and may adopt rules for the acquisition, establishment, and operation of the parks and playgrounds with the municipality or county as the department and the municipality or county consider advisable.(b)  The governor and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice may permit the use of state inmates and defendants confined in state jail felony facilities for the improvement and maintenance of parks acquired under this chapter under agreements made by the Parks and Wildlife Department and the municipality or county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.130, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.001. Definitions

Sec. 333.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of managers of a joint municipal and county museum.(2)  "Governing body" means a commissioners court of a county or a governing body of a municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.002. Joint Museum

Sec. 333.002.  JOINT MUSEUM.  The governing bodies of a county with a population of 20,000 or less and a municipality that has a population of 10,000 or more and that is located within the county may jointly erect, equip, maintain, and operate a museum.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.003. Finances

Sec. 333.003.  FINANCES.  The museum may be financed out of the general revenues of the municipality and county in agreed proportions.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.004. Board of Managers

Sec. 333.004.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  By resolution or other proper action, the governing bodies may delegate to a board of managers full authority to erect, maintain, own, and equip a museum and to own, lease, or sublet realty for the museum.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.005. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 333.005.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD;  TERMS.  (a)  The board must be composed of nine members, with four members appointed by each governing body and one appointed jointly by the governing bodies.(b)  Members serve for staggered terms of four years.  In appointing the initial board, each governing body shall designate one appointee to serve for a one-year term, one to serve for a two-year term, one to serve for a three-year term, and one to serve for a four-year term.  The member appointed jointly shall serve for a four-year term.  Terms expire on the appropriate anniversary of the date of appointment.(c)  A vacancy occurring on the board by death or resignation shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governing body that appointed the vacating member or by joint appointment, as applicable.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.006. Officers

Sec. 333.006.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall select from its membership a presiding officer.  The presiding officer shall:(1)  preside over all board meetings;  and(2)  sign all contracts, agreements, and other instruments executed by the board on behalf of the county and the municipality.(b)  The board may elect other officers from its membership as it considers necessary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.007. Contracts, Grants, and Expenditures

Sec. 333.007.  CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND EXPENDITURES.  (a)  The board may enter into any contract connected with or incident to the establishment, equipping, maintaining, and operating of the museum.(b)  The board may borrow and receive, exchange, sell, and lend property for the benefit of the museum.(c)  The board may accept on behalf of the municipality and county a gift or bequest.  A gift or loan of property must be administered as designated by the donor.(d)  The board may pay and disburse funds set aside by the municipality and county for purposes connected with operating and maintaining the museum as if the action were taken by the governing bodies.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.008. Financial Statement and Budget

Sec. 333.008.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET.  (a)  Once each year the board shall prepare and present to the governing bodies a complete financial statement on the condition of the museum and shall submit to those bodies a proposed budget for the anticipated financial needs for the next year.(b)  On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the governing bodies shall appropriate and set aside for the use of the board the amount of money the bodies consider necessary for the operation of the museum.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 333.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 333 - Joint Municipal-County Museums|Section 333.009. Personnel

Sec. 333.009.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The board may hire a manager of the museum.  With the consent of the board, the manager may hire other personnel.(b)  The manager and other personnel are subject to the bylaws and rules adopted by the board.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 353.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 353 - County Hazardous Materials Services|Section 353.001. Definitions

Sec. 353.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Concerned party" means a person:(A)  involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned; or(B)  who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.(2)  "Hazardous material" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "toxic substance," or "solid waste" under:(A)  the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.);(B)  the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.);(C)  the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.);(D)  the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); or(E)  Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 353.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 353 - County Hazardous Materials Services|Section 353.002. Applicability

Sec. 353.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies to an incident involving hazardous material that has been leaked, spilled, released, or abandoned on any property.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 353.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 353 - County Hazardous Materials Services|Section 353.003. Hazardous Materials Services

Sec. 353.003.  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICES.  (a)  A county may provide hazardous materials services, including a response to an incident involving hazardous material that has been leaked, spilled, released, or abandoned, if:(1)  the county first provides reasonable notice to a concerned party regarding the need for the hazardous materials services so that the concerned party has a reasonable opportunity to respond to the incident involving hazardous material; and(2)  the concerned party fails to respond or fails to respond in a timely and effective manner to the incident.(b)  A county may provide limited control and containment measures that are necessary to protect human health and the environment without first complying with the requirements of Subsection (a) if the county is the first entity to arrive at a site where an incident involving hazardous material has occurred that is prepared to take action in response to the incident.(c)  If the hazardous material is natural gas released from an underground facility as defined by Section 251.002, Utilities Code, the county:(1)  must comply with the requirements of Section 251.159, Utilities Code; and(2)  may not operate any equipment or other controls or devices at the underground facility without the express permission of the operator of the facility.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 353.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 353 - County Hazardous Materials Services|Section 353.004. Fee for Providing Hazardous Materials Service; Exception

Sec. 353.004.  FEE FOR PROVIDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE; EXCEPTION.  (a)  A county, or a person authorized by contract on the county's behalf, may charge a reasonable fee, including a fee to offset the cost of providing control and containment measures under Section 353.003(b), to a concerned party for responding to a hazardous materials service call.(b)  A county, or a person authorized by contract on the county's behalf, may charge a fee for providing hazardous materials services under Section 353.003(a) only if the county has complied with the requirements of that subsection.  A concerned party is not liable for a fee associated with the county's hazardous materials services under Section 353.003(a) or a fee to offset the cost of providing control and containment measures under Section 353.003(b) if the county provides hazardous materials services under Section 353.003(a) and the county does not provide notice as required by Section 353.003(a)(1).(c)  An individual who is a concerned party does not have to pay a fee under this section if:(1)  the individual is not involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of the hazardous material as the employee, agent, or servant of another person;(2)  the individual is involved solely for private, noncommercial purposes related to the individual's own property and the individual receives no compensation for any services involving the hazardous materials; and(3)  the hazardous materials possessed, owned, or being transported by the individual are in forms, quantities, and containers ordinarily available for sale as consumer products to members of the general public.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 353.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 353 - County Hazardous Materials Services|Section 353.005. Exemption for Governmental Entities

Sec. 353.005.  EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  This chapter does not apply to hazardous materials owned or possessed by a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|