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0 The State of Texas
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Y OFFICE OF THE ATTOFNEYGENRRAL OF TEXAS
Austin
GeraEd.'C.
Mann
AM&nay General
e Frank D. Quinn
Eionorabl
jTxeout+ive
Secretary
Texas State Farks Board
Austin, Texas
Dear Sir:
Opinion NO. o-3506
Re: Use by State Parks Board
or State Park .Fundto aub-
serlbe to magazines dealing
with the admlnlstratlonof
State parks.
We have your letter or May 3, 19&l, requesting
the opinion ot this department upon the question whether
you are pansl~4~edto use monay iromthe State Parks Fund
ror subscrlpt&onsto %rlous reareatlonalmagazines whlah
"'deal with the WmI.nlstratlonof State parks.
The appropriation provided by the Legislature
for the ourre.@tblennlum (SenateBill 427, Aota 16th Leg.,)
oontalns the f+owing ltmmg
*MaNtananao and Ml8oellaneousr
"1. Stationery,prfntlng, equipment,sup- .:j
plies, telephones,postage, rent, and contingent
..**..... ~4,,000.00.
a* t*
*All of the previous annual balanoe ln,the ,:-i'
special pju?krund and ail ruture reoelpts de-
posited In the speolal park fund are hereby ap- i
proprlatehand re-appEoprIatedror eaoh year of
the biennium ror maintenance and Improvement of
the State parks. Provided, however, the Sta,te
Farks Board shflllnot have the authority to em-
ploy any additional help out of said rebeipta
except seasonal help. All maintenance items
Honorable Brank D. Quinn, Page 2
may be supplemented with Federal funds."
If t,hexriate$lal
contained In the publltxitlone
to which you refer is of such a nature that it will be
helpful to you,in discharging your duty to provide for
the maintenance and Improvement of the State parks under
your jurisdiction, you are advised.that the subscriptions
may be bought and paid for out of'either of the items of
appropriation above quoted. The usa of the word "mainten-
anceW, in the rider appropriating the Slxcial Parks Fund,
renders the appropriation broad enouch to cover those items
of expendlture whphioh
may be required in order to keep the
Board advised conoerning the best means and methods for
improvingand~mafntainlngState parks, as developed from
the experlenot of othera, for the duty and the authority
to maintain a&d Improve neoeesarilyinvolves the duty and
authorityto ~)ormul.ateplans end preeorlbe the methods by
whloh auoh ma&ntenanoe and Improvementare to be done. See
our opinions Ros. 0-2540, O-1885, O-2211, and o-1990, aople?
OS each of whloh are enclosed herewith.
Your0 very truly
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
By /s/ R. W. Fairohlld
R, W. Falrohlld
Arsisttmt
/a/ Grover Se3,lers
FlRST ASSISTm
ATTORNEY GElfEkAL