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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter K. Management and Efficiency Reviews|Section 11.253. Management Plan and Priorities List

Sec. 11.253.  MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PRIORITIES LIST.  Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year the department shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, and the chair of each house and senate standing committee having jurisdiction over a matter regulated by the department under this code a management plan to address the department's maintenance responsibilities under this subchapter and a priorities list that includes the following information:(1)  a prioritized list of facilities operated by the department that are most in need of repair, renovation, expansion, or other maintenance;(2)  an itemized list explaining any additional funding requested by the department to accomplish a task described by Subdivision (1); and(3)  the results of the reviews conducted under Sections 11.251, 11.252, and 13.019(b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 18, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter L. Grant or Lease of Land|Section 11.301. Easements

Sec. 11.301.  EASEMENTS.  (a)  The commission may grant, lease, or renew permanent or temporary right-of-way easements on department land for:(1)  public highways, roads and streets, and ditches;(2)  electric lines and pipelines, including necessary wires, pipes, poles, and other equipment used to transmit, convey, or distribute water, electricity, gas, oil, or similar substances or commodities;(3)  electrical substations;(4)  equipment stations, vaults, cabinets, poles, power pedestals, and underground lines, circuits, and conduits, and other equipment used in the provision of communication services; or(5)  the provision of utilities for the operation of facilities of the department and roadways for access to facilities of the department.(b)  Except as provided by this subsection, the commission may not grant or lease an easement unless the commission receives the fair market value as consideration for the grant or lease.  Consideration for an easement may include goods and services. The commission may grant without consideration a state highway easement to the Texas Department of Transportation, a roadway easement to a county for connecting roads between state highways, easements to utility providers for utilities to serve department facilities, and roadway easements to a city or county to provide roadways for department facilities.(c)  A grant or lease must contain a full reservation of minerals in and under the land.  The commission may impose other fair and reasonable conditions, covenants, and provisions.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.351. Definitions

Sec. 11.351.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Landowner" includes any person who owns, has a property interest in, or leases a parcel of privately owned land or improvements on the land.(2)  "Utility infrastructure" means any facility owned by:(A)  an electric utility as "electric utility" is defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(B)  a telecommunications utility as "telecommunications utility" is defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;(C)  a gas utility as "gas utility" is defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(D)  an electric cooperative as "electric cooperative" is defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code; or(E)  a municipally owned utility as "municipally owned utility" is defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.352. Applicability

Sec. 11.352.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to prescribed burns conducted by the department on state land managed by the department.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.353. General and Specific Plan Requirements

Sec. 11.353.  GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The commission by rule shall adopt and shall require the department to implement a general plan for the use of beneficial prescribed burns in the management of department land.  The general plan must include standards that meet or exceed the standards for a prescribed burn set out in Section 153.047, Natural Resources Code.(b)  The general plan must include variations as needed for different areas of the state.(c)  The general plan must be reviewed by the Prescribed Burning Board within the Department of Agriculture.(d)  The department may not conduct a prescribed burn under this subchapter before the general plan has been adopted by the commission.(e)  For a particular prescribed burn, a site-specific plan tailored to the designated area must be completed and approved by a person designated by the director to review prescribed burn plans. In addition to any site-specific information required under the general plan, a site-specific plan must include:(1)  the planned start and end dates of the prescribed burn;(2)  a map of the designated burn area, including the location of any utility infrastructure within the designated burn area;(3)  the names and contact numbers for:(A)  the prescribed burn manager;(B)  the nearest fire departments or emergency service providers; and(C)  all landowners whose property neighbors the designated burn area; and(4)  written documentation that applicable prescribed burn notification and approval requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality have been met.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.354. Notice Requirements

Sec. 11.354.  NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.  (a) The department shall provide adequate advance notice of the department's intent to conduct a prescribed burn to each neighboring landowner and appropriate local officials in the vicinity of the designated burn area, including water utility officials with water facilities within two miles of the prescribed burn.(b)  The landowner's notice must include:(1)  the planned start and end dates of the prescribed burn;(2)  any safety precautions the landowner should take to ensure the safety of the landowner's property before, during, and after the burn;(3)  a map of the prescribed burn area, including the location of any utility infrastructure within the designated burn area;(4)  the methods proposed for use in conducting the burn; and(5)  contact information for the prescribed burn manager and the department.(c)  The department shall publish advance notice of a planned prescribed burn in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the burn will be conducted.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.355. Insurance

Sec. 11.355.  INSURANCE.  The department shall purchase liability insurance or establish a self-insurance fund as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 2259, Government Code, for liability coverage for money damages in the amounts specified by Section 153.082, Natural Resources Code, to protect the department and the department's employees against claims under this subchapter resulting from:(1)  bodily injury or death resulting from a prescribed burn; or(2)  injury to or destruction of property resulting from a prescribed burn.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.356. Liability

Sec. 11.356.  LIABILITY.  The department is liable for actual damages for:(1)  injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death proximately caused by the wrongful act or omission or the negligence of an employee acting within the scope of employment if:(A)  the injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death arises from the escape of fire from a prescribed burn conducted by the department; and(B)  the employee would be personally liable to the claimant according to Texas law;(2)  injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death so caused by the escape of fire from a prescribed burn conducted by the department if the department would, were it a private person, be liable to the claimant according to Texas law; and(3)  injury to or destruction of utility infrastructure caused by a prescribed burn.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.357. Limitation on Amount of Liability

Sec. 11.357.  LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY.  Liability of the department under this subchapter is limited to money damages in an amount not to exceed the amount paid by the insurance provider described by Section 11.355 to the claimant.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.358. Application of Tort Claims Act

Sec. 11.358.  APPLICATION OF TORT CLAIMS ACT.  (a)  A claim asserted under this subchapter may not also be asserted against the department under Subchapter B, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or against a department employee.(b)  Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to a suit brought under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 11.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 11 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns|Section 11.359. Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Permission to Sue

Sec. 11.359.  WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY; PERMISSION TO SUE.  (a)  Sovereign immunity to suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this subchapter.(b)  A person having a claim under this subchapter may sue the department for damages allowed by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.001. General Duties

Sec. 12.001.  GENERAL DUTIES.  (a)  The department shall administer the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life, as set out in this code.(b)  The department may:(1)  collect and enforce the payment of all taxes, licenses, fines, and forfeitures due to the department;(2)  inspect all products required to be taxed by the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life and verify the weights and measures of the products;(3)  examine on request all streams, lakes, and ponds for the purpose of stocking with fish best suited to the locations;(4)  manage the propagation and distribution of fish in state fish hatcheries;  and(5)  manage the propagation and distribution of birds and game in state reservations.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.0011. Resource Protection

Sec. 12.0011.  RESOURCE PROTECTION.  (a)  The department is the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting the state's fish and wildlife resources.(b)  The department's resource protection activities include:(1)  investigating fish kills and any type of pollution that may cause loss of fish or wildlife resources, taking necessary action to identify the cause and party responsible for the fish kill or pollution, estimating the monetary value of lost resources, and seeking restoration through presentation of evidence to the agency responsible for permitting or through suit in county or district court;(2)  providing recommendations that will protect fish and wildlife resources to local, state, and federal agencies that approve, permit, license, or construct developmental projects;(3)  providing information on fish and wildlife resources to any local, state, and federal agencies or private organizations that make decisions affecting those resources;  and(4)  providing recommendations to the Texas Department of Water Resources on scheduling of in-stream flows and freshwater inflows to Texas estuaries for the management of fish and wildlife resources.(b-1)  Recommendations and information submitted by the department under Subsection (b) in response to a request for comments from the Texas Department of Transportation must be submitted not later than the 45th day after the date the department receives the request.(c)  An agency with statewide jurisdiction that receives a department recommendation or informational comment under Subsection (b) shall respond to the department in writing concerning the recommendation or comment.  A response must include for each recommendation or comment provided by the department:(1)  a description of any modification made to the proposed project, fish and wildlife resource decision, or water flow schedule resulting from the recommendation or comment;(2)  any other disposition of the recommendation or comment; and(3)  as applicable, any reason the agency disagreed with or did not act on or incorporate the recommendation or comment.(d)  A response under Subsection (c):(1)  must be submitted to the department not later than the 90th day after the date the agency makes a decision or takes other action related to the recommendation or informational comment provided by the department; and(2)  is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 1(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.003. Records

Sec. 12.003.  RECORDS.  (a)  The department shall keep a record containing the following information:(1)  the amount of all special taxes collected;(2)  a list of all licenses issued and the amount of license fees collected;(3)  a list of all certificates issued for location of private oyster beds, the date of the certificate and application, when and how the applications were executed, and the manner in which the bottoms were examined and the amount of rent collected for the location;(4)  all stock fish furnished, to whom the fish were furnished, and the cost of the stock fish;(5)  all streams, lakes, or ponds stocked and the number and kinds of fish stocked in each;  and(6)  all collections and disbursements of the department.(b)  The department shall keep an account with each person, firm, or corporation holding certificates for the location of private oyster beds, showing the amounts received as rents.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.004. List of Fees and Fines

Sec. 12.004.  LIST OF FEES AND FINES.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.(b)  The department shall file at the end of each calendar month a written report with the comptroller showing fines, licenses, and other fees collected, their disposition, and any other necessary information.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.005. Funds in Lieu of Taxes

Sec. 12.005.  FUNDS IN LIEU OF TAXES.  (a)  The department shall expend funds to counties and school districts for assessments in lieu of property taxes on wildlife management areas purchased from federal funds or grants authorized by the Pittman-Robertson Act  or Dingell-Johnson Act.(b)  No general revenue funds may be expended in lieu of taxes for wildlife management areas;  however, special funds may be expended for this purpose provided reimbursement or matching from the federal government is available at a federal ratio of two to one or better.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.006. Publications on Wildlife Values and Management

Sec. 12.006.  PUBLICATIONS ON WILDLIFE VALUES AND MANAGEMENT.  (a)  The department may provide or sell information, including books, magazines, photographs, prints, and bulletins, to the public about wildlife values and management.(b)  The department may receive royalties on department-owned materials that are sold or supplied to others by the department for publication.(c)  The department may enter into contractual agreements for publication of information concerning wildlife values and management.(d)  Money received under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund or account from which expenses for the publication were paid.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.007. Voluntary Contribution to Fund for Veterans' Assistance

Sec. 12.007.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO FUND FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE. (a) In this section, "veterans fund" means the fund for veterans' assistance established under Section 434.017, Government Code.(b)  When a person applies for a hunting or fishing license of any type, including a combination hunting and fishing license, under this code, the person may make a voluntary contribution of $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund.(c)  The department shall:(1)  include space on the first page of each application for a hunting or fishing license that allows a person applying for the license to indicate that the person is voluntarily contributing $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund; and(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to contribute $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund during the application process for a hunting or fishing license on the department's Internet website.(d)  The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the fund for veterans' assistance not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the veterans fund, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for developing and administering this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (H.B. 1584), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.0075. Organ Donor Registry Information

Sec. 12.0075.  ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY INFORMATION.  The department shall add on the department's Internet website a link to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry operated under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code, for persons to access when applying on the department's Internet website for a hunting or fishing license, including a combination hunting and fishing license.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 725 (H.B. 406), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|