{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-26.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 26.004","heading":"EXCLUDED LANDS.","body":"A department, agency, board, or political subdivision having control of the public land is not required to comply with this chapter if:\n(1) the land is originally obtained and designated for another public use and is temporarily used as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge pending its use for the originally designated purpose;\n(2) the program or project that requires the use or taking of the land being used temporarily as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge is the same program or project for which the land was originally obtained and designated; and\n(3) the land has not been designated by the department, agency, political subdivision, county, or municipality for use as a park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge before September 1, 1975.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1035, ch. 235, art. 6, Sec. 2(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 3. PARKS","CHAPTER 26. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL LANDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.26.htm#26.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"9d359e6452007afcc70d3acb3f998663f75e18d55c5a69c2ecdf4b401e14c9c2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-26.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-28.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}