Section 13.008 - Solicitation, Receipt, and Transfer of Land(a) The department may solicit and receive donations of land for public purposes and may refuse donations of land not acceptable for public purposes.(b) If title to a site has vested in the department and if ownership of the site is no longer in the best interest of the department, the department may transfer the title: (1) to another state department or institution requesting the site;(2) to the donor of the land if the donor requests the return of the site;(3) to the United States if it has undertaken the development of the site for public purposes;(4) to the grantor if the deed to the department contains a reversion clause providing that title reverts to the grantor when the site is not used for the purposes for which it was acquired; or(5) to any legally authorized entity if the property is to be used for public purposes.(c) A two-thirds vote of the commission is necessary for action taken under this section.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 13.008
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 617, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1999. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.