OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS
AUSTIN
OROVER SELLERS
Asmr~rr
GMIRAL
am. Raymond L. Rillm~I
~b~Lrsmn, Tems State PRrks Board
Austin, Texes
Denr SLrt Attentlont Mr. E. B. CsPiade
Opinion No. O-7120
Ret Icxtensfonof Llen by Stste
Parka Board on Palo Duro
CenYOn State P8rk
"The Texas State Perks Boa
oP retaining these lends in
In brief meds ths follwlng
Trust Conp~nyt
opwon from you
tnte Parka Boenl
mob sn extsnalon
ha, may we ml1 your
cle No. 607Ob under the authority
ume, the orlginsl indebtedness was
r the authority of uhlch said
ess would be revised and extended.
"It it la found t&t the Texes State Perks
Board has the authority to enter into ths cantract
revising end extending the origins1 tndebtadneas,
8~. myaaad I,. Dlllnrd - .PBgc 2
then C(UI the %x&e 3Lete Parks Boati subjsot to the
iadobtednesi, as revlaed aud erteadad, t;ha 120 amw
nlesrted from the original LndrbtednessY The aum or
$1,200.00 vaa paid to the ll.mt ll~n holder8 to ob-
tain the release. and this w&8 a dm8tlon by the
Cmrue Trwt Cotqwmy and Fped A. Itmay."
In MSVOF t0 YOUX’ fiF6t QU88tiOL4, it i8 t&U O@lkhU Of
tfiir officethat tha State Pttrka BOW% Ma the authority to clcaept
l redwtlon In prtioipkl and intorest and an extcn8lon oi due &ate
of indebtednear and lien as Lt XMW ucista u9on aal% laad and the
~curwa theFnfFoul.
Tb818nd herelnvm~ wd untler rutharity of Penate
Bill 532 (Art. %ii'Ob,V.A.C.S. . Ssotlano 3 urd 4 provider
p"""
*bee. 3. Plrojwttt~l.uW~& ta woor%u~ce vith
th%r lav 8re hereby declared to be *elf-llquld8tlag In
ahamater8nppo*teQby uher&$ssotherthanby tamtlon.
%a. 4. lwihiBgh6relB 8hell be aak8tmed 8~8
oreat%ng a debt or btadLag the State of Tru8 in rry
WY aCOpt PI to tb0 PlsdgS oi th8 FOPULUbl 68 hl'Oein-
befor. 88% forth:
It 18 our OpiBhtI tNt so long a8 the llea oc iad8btedn8B8
ia not %XkUreCr8Odia either qu8lity Or aSOUAt, (UIWt63miolk Vouhl be
atthoriwd under Art. 607Ob, euthoririqg purohane of tlm land in
qtl8StfOB.
Ths title to the &ilWlin que8titvihe8 9B8S18d to ttxhlAW
-8t8 in the Stete Parka Bourd, subject to be biVtl8teb upon foFe-
alo8ure.oP exiclting Uen. T&W 93'0Vi81OlI
IB Art. &HOb, 1irmitiSQ
pu~~hnsc to tuo yesm tro?a date of bill, wo&l not prevent 8x-
tenalon of lien dU8 date bnd reduolq 0f~pFiBelQe~ and lnter%8t by
lien holders. The Ttmtks Btate Pa%?lCa
Baa* would b8 th8 pmper
Party to enter into such ngretmmt u8 the pIlrty pciorrily llabla
to psy enld lndebtednesa out of the 1ccszit4
, revenues snd incow r6-
Ceived from the land in que6tlou.
As ta vhether or not the l2@ OCMB m2eamd fmrp the