Natural Resources Code § 31.5011

For expiration of this section, see Subsection (g). Sec. 31.5011. ESTABLISHMENT OF BICENTENNIAL TRAIL. (a) The land office shall coordinate the establishment of a hike and bike trail network for the purposes described by Section 31.502, with connections as described by that section, to be known as the Bicentennial Trail. (b) The land office shall undertake to ensure that the Bicentennial Trail is established on or before January 1, 2036. (c) As necessary or convenient to coordinate the establishment and maintenance of the Bicentennial Trail, the land office shall enter into memoranda of understanding with political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Department of Transportation, and other appropriate persons or entities. (d) A memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (c) may address: (1) coordination of trail development; (2) trail maintenance; (3) acquisition of interests in real property; (4) conservation efforts along the trail routes; or (5) any other matter pertinent to the establishment or maintenance of the trail. (e) The land office may adopt rules as necessary to coordinate the establishment of the Bicentennial Trail, including a timeline for the acquisition of real property and real property interests as necessary to complete the trail route. (f) Real property or interests in real property necessary to complete the trail routes may not be acquired through eminent domain. (g) This section expires September 1, 2037. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 4230), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.