Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter G - NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS › Section 51.161 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Closely
				  related nonprofit partner (CRNP)--A nonprofit partner that exists primarily for
				  the purpose of a specific department property, facility, or program. Closely
				  related nonprofit partners include, but are not limited to, friends groups
				  associated with a specific department facility.
(2) Commission--The Texas Parks and Wildlife
				  Commission.
(3) Department--Texas
				  Parks and Wildlife Department.
(4)
				  Donor--A person who makes a contribution to the department for which there is
				  no consideration or expectation of consideration in return.
(5) Director--Executive director of the
				  department.
(6) Gift--A donation of
				  money or property other than volunteer time for which there is no consideration
				  or expectation of consideration in return.
(7) Improvement--A permanent addition to real
				  property which is in the nature of a fixture.
(8) IRS 990--United States Internal Revenue
				  Service Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Tax.
(9) In-kind donation--A non-cash donation,
				  such as services, personal property or real property.
(10) Local sponsorship--A campaign to raise
				  funds in support of a department program that is intended to benefit a single
				  department facility.
(11) Nonprofit
				  entity--An incorporated entity that is exempt from federal taxation under
				  §501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Title 26, United States
				  Code).
(12) Nonprofit partner
				  (NP)--A nonprofit entity as defined by Parks and Wildlife Code, §
										11.201(1)
				  that has been designated by the commission as a nonprofit partner of the
				  department pursuant to Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, §
										11.202. "Nonprofit
				  partners" include closely-related nonprofit partners and the official nonprofit
				  partner.
(13) Official nonprofit
				  partner (ONP)--An entity designated as the official nonprofit partner of the
				  department by the commission in accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code, §
										11.205.
(14) Program--An activity, event or project
				  undertaken by a nonprofit partner for the benefit of the department.
(15) Regional director--A department manager
				  who reports directly to a department division director and is responsible for
				  the management of the portion of a division covering a defined geographic area
				  of the state.
(16) Sponsor--A
				  person, corporation, company, or other organization that provides funds in
				  support of a specific department project, program or event.
(17) Sponsorship--The payment of money,
				  transfer of property, or performance of services by a person, corporation,
				  company, or other organization with respect to which there is no arrangement or
				  expectation of any substantial return benefit other than recognition or a
				  non-substantial benefit.
(18)
				  Statewide sponsorship--A sponsorship or campaign to raise funds in support of a
				  department program that is intended to benefit more than a single department
				  facility or is intended to reach the majority of the population of the
				  state.