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2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.404. Amount of Area Set Aside

Sec. 82.404.  AMOUNT OF AREA SET ASIDE.  The sanctuaries shall not include more than 20 percent of the area of the lake.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.405. Public Hunting and Fishing

Sec. 82.405.  PUBLIC HUNTING AND FISHING.  The public may hunt and fish on all of the water of the lake except that water set aside for sanctuaries.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.406. Investigation of Feasibility of Timber Land Purchase

Sec. 82.406.  INVESTIGATION OF FEASIBILITY OF TIMBER LAND PURCHASE.  The department, in conjunction with the director of the Texas Forest Service, shall investigate the feasibility and desirability of acquiring title to a block of timbered land adjacent to the lake comprising from 5,000 to 10,000 acres, to be placed under the joint control of the director of the Texas Forest Service and the department, with the view of ultimately preserving a belt of native forest for the future and also for the propagation of game.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.407. Mineral Rights

Sec. 82.407.  MINERAL RIGHTS.  The mineral rights under the land reserved for the sanctuaries are withdrawn from sale and the rights may not be offered for sale until the legislature directs the rights to be sold.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.408. Unlawful Acts

Sec. 82.408.  UNLAWFUL ACTS.  (a)  No person may hunt any kind of game on the sanctuaries established under this subchapter.
(b)  No person may hunt any birds, fowl, or game of any kind on the sanctuaries established under this subchapter.
(c)  No person may pursue or frighten or attempt to pursue or frighten any birds, fowl, or game of any kind on the sanctuaries established under this subchapter.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties › Section 82.409. Penalty

Sec. 82.409.  PENALTY.  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 98, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties › Section 82.501. Creation

Sec. 82.501.  CREATION.  The Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary is composed of an area in San Patricio and Nueces counties described as follows:
BEGINNING at Kinney Bayou on the east shoreline of Ingleside Cove, also known as North Shore Channel (N 27 50.791, W 97 13.577);
THENCE, in a northwesterly direction along the shoreline to the channel marker at the location commonly known as Donnel Point (N 27 51.593, W 97 14.505);
THENCE, due northwest crossing the Reynolds Channel to the east side of a spoil bank (N 27 51.668, W 97 14.715);
THENCE, following the eastern edge of this spoil bank in a southeasterly direction to its southernmost point (N 27 50.328, W 97 14.302), continuing southeast crossing Ingleside Cut to the north shore of Ingleside Point (N 27 50.231, W 97 14.197);
THENCE, in an easterly and southeasterly direction along the east shoreline following the Reynolds Channel through Ingleside Point to the southernmost portion of this cut (N 27 49.782, W 97 13.782);
THENCE, due east across the Reynolds Channel to the west shoreline of the mainland known as the southernmost portion of Ingleside Cove (N 27 49.834, W 97 13.641);
THENCE, following the shoreline in a northerly direction being the east shoreline of Ingleside Cove to the point of beginning.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (S.B. 810), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties › Section 82.502. Marking Boundaries

Sec. 82.502.  MARKING BOUNDARIES.  The department shall place suitable markers defining the boundary of the wildlife sanctuary as described in this subchapter.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties › Section 82.503. Unlawful Acts

Sec. 82.503.  UNLAWFUL ACTS.  (a)  No person may hunt any bird within the sanctuary.
(b)  No person may fish by any means other than rod and reel within the sanctuary.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties › Section 82.504. Penalties

Sec. 82.504.  PENALTIES.  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 99, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter G. Fish Hatcheries: Smith County › Section 82.601. Creation

Sec. 82.601.  CREATION.  The department may construct, enlarge, and maintain fish hatcheries in Smith County.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter G. Fish Hatcheries: Smith County › Section 82.602. Property Acquisition

Sec. 82.602.  PROPERTY ACQUISITION.  The department may enter on, condemn, and appropriate land, water rights, easements, rights-of-way, and property of any person or corporation in Smith County for the purposes designated in this subchapter.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter G. Fish Hatcheries: Smith County › Section 82.603. Condemnation; Manner and Means

Sec. 82.603.  CONDEMNATION;  MANNER AND MEANS.  The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment of damages is the same as is provided for railroads.  Condemnation suits brought under this subchapter shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas by the attorney general at the request of the department.  All costs in the proceedings shall be paid by the state or by the person against whom the proceedings are had, to be determined as in the case of railroad condemnation proceedings.  All damages and pay or compensation for property awarded in the proceedings shall be paid by the state by warrant drawn by the comptroller against any account in the state treasury appropriated to the department for the use of constructing and maintaining fish hatcheries.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter H. Island Channel › Section 82.651. Island Channel

Sec. 82.651.  ISLAND CHANNEL.  (a)  The department may construct and maintain a channel through Padre Island, Mustang Island, and St. Jo Island, or any of them.
(b)  The department may contract for the construction of a channel under this section on approval by the commission and approval from the federal government of an application for authority to construct channels.
(c)  The cost of the construction and maintenance of a channel constructed under this section may be paid from the game, fish, and water safety account only.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary › Section 82.701. Game Sanctuary

Sec. 82.701.  GAME SANCTUARY.  All the water of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio and Live Oak counties is a game sanctuary.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary › Section 82.702. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 82.702.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may enter on the portion of Lake Corpus Christi that is a game sanctuary with a gun or rifle, and no person may attempt to shoot a bird or animal in the portion of Lake Corpus Christi that is a game sanctuary.
(b)  A person may hunt ducks and geese during the open seasons for ducks and geese with a shotgun in the portion of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County.  This exception does not apply to hunting within one mile of the boy scout camp, the girl scout camp, or Lake Corpus Christi Park.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary › Section 82.703. Markers

Sec. 82.703.  MARKERS.  The Parks and Wildlife Department shall erect appropriate markers at intervals adequately spaced to warn hunters of the one-mile limit around the boy scout camp, the girl scout camp, and Lake Corpus Christi Park in San Patricio County.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary › Section 82.704. Penalty

Sec. 82.704.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 82.702 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 100, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter J. Lasalle County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.711. Creation

Sec. 82.711.  CREATION.  All of the land area and public water in state-owned riverbeds in LaSalle County, including the Nueces and Frio rivers, is a game sanctuary.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter J. Lasalle County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.712. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 82.712.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  Except as permitted under Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.711 of this code.
(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, a law enforcement officer of the United States, or a member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state during the time that the officer or member is in the actual discharge of official duties.
(c)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to waterfowl hunting on any reservoir owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity now existing or to be constructed on said rivers.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter J. Lasalle County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.713. Penalty

Sec. 82.713.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 82.712 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 101, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter K. Mcmullen County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.721. Creation

Sec. 82.721.  CREATION.  All of the land area and public water in state-owned riverbeds in McMullen County, including the Nueces and Frio rivers, is a game sanctuary.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter K. Mcmullen County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.722. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 82.722.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  Except as permitted under Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.721 of this code.
(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, a law enforcement officer of the United States, or a member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state during the time that the officer or member is in the actual discharge of official duties.
(c)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to waterfowl hunting on any reservoir owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity now existing or to be constructed on said rivers.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter K. Mcmullen County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.723. Penalty

Sec. 82.723.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 82.722 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2072, ch. 823, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter L. Bee County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.731. Creation

Sec. 82.731.  CREATION.  All of the land area and water in the Aransas and Poesta rivers in Bee County, to the extent same are owned by the state, are declared to be a game sanctuary.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2080, ch. 471, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter L. Bee County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.732. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 82.732.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  Except as permitted by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.731 of this code.
(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, a law enforcement officer of the United States, or a member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state during the time that the officer or member is in the actual discharge of official duties.
(c)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to waterfowl hunting on any reservoir owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity now existing or to be constructed on the listed rivers.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2080, ch. 471, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter L. Bee County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.733. Penalty

Sec. 82.733.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 82.732 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2080, ch. 471, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 103, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter O. Live Oak County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.761. Creation

Sec. 82.761.  CREATION.  All of the land area and public water in the state-owned beds of the Nueces, Frio, and Atascosa rivers in Live Oak County is a game sanctuary.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2083, ch. 814, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter O. Live Oak County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.762. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 82.762.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  Except as permitted by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.761 of this code.
(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, a law enforcement officer of the United States, or a member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state during the time that the officer or member is in the actual discharge of official duties.
(c)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to waterfowl hunting on any reservoir owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity now existing or to be constructed on the listed rivers.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2083, ch. 814, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves › Subchapter O. Live Oak County Rivers Sanctuary › Section 82.763. Penalty

Sec. 82.763.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 82.762 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2083, ch. 814, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 104, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements › Section 83.001. Fish Restoration Projects

Sec. 83.001.  FISH RESTORATION PROJECTS.  The department shall conduct and establish cooperative fish restoration projects under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and management projects" (Public Law No. 681, 81st Congress).  The department shall comply with the act and rules and regulations promulgated under the act by the secretary of the interior.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements › Section 83.002. Commercial Fisheries Research

Sec. 83.002.  COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH.  (a)  The department shall conduct research in and develop commercial fisheries under an Act of Congress entitled "Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964" (Title 16, Sections 779-779f, U.S.C.A.).  The department shall comply with the act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the act by the secretary of the interior.
(b)  Funds received from the federal government and appropriated by the state for research and development of commercial fisheries shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements › Section 83.003. Wildlife-Restoration Projects

Sec. 83.003.  WILDLIFE-RESTORATION PROJECTS.  The department shall establish and conduct cooperative wildlife-restoration projects under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes" (Public Law No. 415, 75th Congress).  The department shall comply with the act and rules and regulations promulgated under the act by the United States secretary of the interior.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 536, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements › Section 83.004. Migratory Game Bird Reservations

Sec. 83.004.  MIGRATORY GAME BIRD RESERVATIONS.  (a)  The United States of America may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or lease areas of land or water in this state necessary for the establishment of migratory bird reservations under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to more effectively meet the obligations of the United States under the Migratory Bird Treaty with Great Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory game birds from drainage and other causes by the acquisition of areas of land and of water to furnish in perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of such birds;  and authorizing appropriations for the establishment of such areas, their maintenance and improvement and for other purposes."
(b)  The state retains jurisdiction and authority over the areas which are not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control of the areas by the United States under the act.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements › Section 83.005. Conservation Agreements for Protection of Species

Sec. 83.005.  CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SPECIES.  (a)  Any conservation agreement between a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior must be developed in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Department.
(b)  In this section, "conservation agreement" includes an agreement between the state or a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior under the federal act that does not relate to a federal permit as defined by Section 83.011.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.012. Purpose

Sec. 83.012.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1)  establish the requirements for and authority of a governmental entity to regulate wildlife through the development, financing, and implementation of a regional habitat conservation plan or a habitat conservation plan;
(2)  encourage governmental entities to use the authority under this subchapter to develop and implement habitat conservation plans instead of regional habitat conservation plans;
(3)  coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, habitat preserves with lands set aside or to be set aside under local, state, or federal laws or regulations;
(4)  prohibit plan participants from devaluing land containing endangered species or endangered species habitat through plan participant actions;  and
(5)  require plan participants of existing regional habitat conservation plans to comply with the requirements of this subchapter so that existing regional habitat conservation plans become habitat conservation plans as quickly as possible.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.013. Authority of Department or Political Subdivision

Sec. 83.013.  AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  The department or a political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a habitat conservation plan.
(b)  Subject to this subchapter, the department or a political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a regional habitat conservation plan.
(c)  Subject to this subchapter, a political subdivision, including a municipality acting within its corporate limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, in order to facilitate the creation of a habitat preserve and the setting aside of land to protect a species protected under a conservation agreement, may:
(1)  purchase land, easements, or leases;  and
(2)  enter into an agreement with a landowner to establish alternative land development standards for a tract of land.
(d)  A plan participant may accept a federal permit in conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan only if the qualified voters of a plan participant have authorized the issuance of bonds or other debt financing in an amount equal to the estimated cost of acquiring all land for habitat preserves within the time required by this subchapter or the plan participant has demonstrated that adequate sources of funding exist to acquire all land for habitat preserves within the time required by this subchapter.
(e)  A governmental entity may not implement a regional habitat conservation plan or apply for a federal permit in conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan if:
(1)  the federal act is repealed;  or
(2)  the endangered species that are subject to conservation and protection under the federal permit cease to be listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Department of the Interior.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.014. Limitation of Powers

Sec. 83.014.  LIMITATION OF POWERS.  (a)  A governmental entity may not impose a regulation, rule, or ordinance related to endangered species unless the regulation, rule, or ordinance is necessary to implement a habitat conservation plan or regional habitat conservation plan for which the governmental entity was issued a federal permit.  This subsection does not limit the authority of a governmental entity to adopt a rule, regulation, or ordinance restricting the withdrawal of groundwater.
(b)  A governmental entity may not discriminate against a permit application, permit approval, or the provision of utility service for land that:
(1)  is or has been designated as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan or habitat conservation plan;
(2)  is designated as critical habitat under the federal act;  or
(3)  has endangered species or endangered species habitat.
(c)  A governmental entity may not deny or limit available water or wastewater service to land in the service area of the governmental entity that has been designated as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan or in a habitat conservation plan.  For purposes of this subsection, a governmental entity may not remove land from its water or wastewater utility service areas after the date established under Section 83.018(b).
(d)  A governmental entity may not, as a condition for the issuance of a permit, approval, or service, require a person to:
(1)  pay a mitigation fee to a plan participant;
(2)  set aside, lease, or convey land as habitat preserve;  or
(3)  pay a mitigation fee for land set aside or restricted from development under local, state, or federal law or regulation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.015. Biological Review; Criteria

Sec. 83.015.  BIOLOGICAL REVIEW;  CRITERIA.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a regional habitat conservation plan, including any mitigation fee, shall be based on the amount of harm to each endangered species to be protected under the regional habitat conservation plan.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), the size of proposed habitat preserves shall be based solely on the amount of harm to the endangered species to be protected in the regional habitat conservation plan.
(c)  The plan participants, together with the commission and the landowner members of the citizens advisory committee, shall appoint a biological advisory team.  At least one member shall be appointed by the commission and one member by the landowner members of the citizens advisory committee.  The member appointed by the commission serves as presiding officer of the team.  The team shall assist in:
(1)  the calculation of harm to the endangered species;  and
(2)  the sizing and configuring of the habitat preserves.
(d)  Meetings of the biological advisory team are subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, and all work product of the biological advisory team is subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code.
(e)  For purposes of this section, "recovery criteria" means the criteria developed under a recovery plan in accordance with the federal act.
(f)  After notice and hearing by the plan participants, the following may be based partly on any recovery criteria applicable to each endangered species to be protected under the plan:
(1)  a regional habitat conservation plan, including any mitigation fee; or
(2)  the size of proposed habitat preserves.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.016. Citizens Advisory Committee

Sec. 83.016.  CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The plan participants shall appoint a citizens advisory committee to assist in preparing the regional habitat conservation plan and the application for a federal permit.
(b)  At least four members or 33 percent of the citizens advisory committee, whichever is greater in number, must own undeveloped land or land in agricultural use in the regional habitat conservation plan area.  A landowner member may not be an employee or elected official of a plan participant or any other local, state, or federal governmental entity.
(c)  Not later than the 90th day after the initial identification of the proposed preserve system for the regional habitat conservation plan, the plan participants shall appoint one additional landowner, who owns land within the proposed habitat preserve system, to the citizens advisory committee.  The additional landowner member must comply with Subsection (b).
(d)  The commission shall appoint one representative to the citizens advisory committee.  The commission's representative is a voting member of the committee.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.017. Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan

Sec. 83.017.  DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.  (a)  Meetings of the citizens advisory committee and meetings of the plan participants regarding planning, development, and implementation of the regional habitat conservation plan are subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.
(b)  All data, reports, and other information regarding the regional habitat conservation plan, including field notes, lab notes, and any other information relied on by the biological advisory team, are subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code.
(c)  Not later than the 60th day after the plan participants' initial identification of the proposed habitat preserve system for the federal permit, the plan participants shall notify in writing each owner of land identified by the plan participants as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve.  The plan participants shall use the county tax rolls to identify the owners of land identified as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve.  The written notice must include at least the following information:
(1)  the tax identification and parcel numbers;
(2)  the owner's name and address;
(3)  an explanation of the designation or possible designation of the tract as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve under the regional habitat conservation plan;
(4)  identification of the citizens advisory committee members, including telephone numbers, addresses, and the group that each committee member represents;
(5)  identification of employees or agents of plan participants who can provide information about the regional habitat conservation plan;
(6)  the date of the next citizens advisory committee meeting or plan participant meeting regarding the regional habitat conservation plan; and
(7)  a description of the status of the regional habitat conservation plan.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.018. Preserve Acquisition

Sec. 83.018.  PRESERVE ACQUISITION.  (a)  The designation of a tract of land as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve or the presence of endangered species or endangered species habitat may not be considered in determining the fair market value of the property for acquisition as a habitat preserve.
(b)  A change to plan participant rules and regulations, including land development standards, that occurs after the earliest date that the biological advisory team, citizens advisory committee, or plan participant initially identifies a tract of land as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve may not be considered in determining the fair market value of the land for acquisition as a habitat preserve.
(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the plan participants shall make offers based on fair market value to the landowners for the acquisition of fee simple or other interest in land designated in the regional habitat conservation plan as proposed habitat preserve not later than four years after the issuance of the federal permit or six years after the initial application for the federal permit, whichever is later.  Except as provided by Subsection (e), acquisition of all habitat preserves designated as proposed habitat preserves in the regional habitat conservation plan must be completed not later than the sixth anniversary of the date on which the federal permit was issued.  A plan participant subject to this subsection who does not meet an applicable deadline shall file an application to amend the federal permit to remove the nonacquired habitat preserve land from the regional habitat conservation plan as a habitat preserve not later than the 60th day after the expiration of the applicable deadline.
(d)  If plan participants have not designated a landowner's land as proposed habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan before the date on which the federal permit is issued but designate the land as proposed habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan on or after that date, plan participants shall make an offer to the landowner based on fair market value for the acquisition of fee simple or other interest in the land not later than the fourth anniversary of the date on which the land is identified or designated as proposed habitat preserve.
(e)  Plan participants must complete acquisition of land subject to Subsection (d) as habitat preserves not later than the fifth anniversary of the date on which the plan participants identified or designated the land as proposed habitat preserves.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.019. Notice and Hearing Requirements

Sec. 83.019.  NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A plan participant must comply with the notice and hearing requirements of this section before adopting any regional habitat conservation plan, plan amendment, ordinance, budget, fee schedule, rule, regulation, or order to implement this subchapter.
(b)  The plan participant, individually or through interlocal contract, shall publish a notice, including a brief description of the proposed action and the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed action, not later than the 30th day before the public hearing in the newspaper of largest general circulation in the county in which the plan participant proposing the action is located.
(c)  A public hearing on the proposed action shall be held at the time and place specified in the notice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements › Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions › Section 83.020. Grievance With Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan

Sec. 83.020.  GRIEVANCE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.  (a)  An individual appointed to a citizens advisory committee under Section 83.016(b) may file a grievance with the commission regarding the development of a regional habitat conservation plan under this subchapter if the individual believes that the plan is being developed in violation of this subchapter.  The individual filing the grievance must have been a member of the citizens advisory committee for the plan named in the grievance.
(b)  A grievance must be filed under this section not later than the 60th day after the date the plan is approved by the plan participants.  The grievance must cite each provision of this subchapter alleged to have been violated during the development of the plan and must describe each act alleged to have violated this subchapter.
(c)  The commission shall review a grievance filed under this section to determine whether the plan is being developed in compliance with this subchapter.  If after reviewing the grievance the commission finds that the grievance has no merit, the commission may dismiss the grievance.  If the commission finds that the grievance does have merit, the commission must hold a public hearing in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.  The commission shall take testimony from each plan participant and from the individual filing the grievance.  On conclusion of testimony, the commission shall vote on whether to approve or dismiss the grievance or to schedule a public hearing not later than the 30th day after the conclusion of the initial public hearing and to vote after the conclusion of that hearing whether to approve or dismiss the grievance.
(d)  If the commission approves the grievance, the commission shall instruct the plan participant or participants to amend the plan so that it will comply with this subchapter.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388, Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.
(f)  If an individual files a grievance under this section, that individual may not file a subsequent grievance.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 388 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program › Section 84.001. Purpose

Sec. 84.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the program established under this chapter is to enable and facilitate the purchase and donation of agricultural conservation easements.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 183 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves › Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program › Section 84.002. Definitions

Sec. 84.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Agricultural conservation easement" means a conservation easement in qualified land that is designed to accomplish one or more of the following additional purposes:
(A)  conserving water quality or quantity;
(B)  conserving native wildlife species through protection of their habitat;
(C)  conserving rare or sensitive plant species; or
(D)  conserving large tracts of qualified open-space land that are threatened with fragmentation or development.
(2)  "Conservation easement" has the meaning assigned by Section 183.001, Natural Resources Code.
(3)  "Council" means the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council established under Section 84.011.
(4)  "Fund" means the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund established under Section 84.008.
(5)  "Holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 183.001, Natural Resources Code.
(6)  "Program" means the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation program established under this chapter.
(7)  "Purchase of agricultural conservation easement" means the purchase from a willing seller of an agricultural conservation easement.
(8)  "Qualified easement holder" means a holder that is:
(A)  a state agency, a county, or a municipality; or
(B)  an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code and that is organized for the purpose of preserving agriculture, open space, or natural resources.
(9)  "Qualified land" means qualified open-space land, as that term is defined by Section 23.51, Tax Code.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 183 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.