Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4230 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	89R13475 CMO-F
2	2	By: Metcalf H.B. No. 4230
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known
10	10	as the Bicentennial Trail.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, is amended
13	13	by adding Subchapter J to read as follows:
14	14	SUBCHAPTER J. BICENTENNIAL TRAIL
15	15	Sec. 31.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "hike and
16	16	bike trail" means a trail designed for the exclusive use of
17	17	pedestrians and bicyclists.
18	18	Sec. 31.5011. ESTABLISHMENT OF BICENTENNIAL TRAIL. (a)
19	19	The land office shall coordinate the establishment of a hike and
20	20	bike trail network for the purposes described by Section 31.502,
21	21	with connections as described by that section, to be known as the
22	22	Bicentennial Trail.
23	23	(b) The land office shall undertake to ensure that the
24	24	Bicentennial Trail is established on or before January 1, 2036.
25	25	(c) As necessary or convenient to coordinate the
26	26	establishment of the Bicentennial Trail, the land office shall
27	27	enter into memoranda of understanding with:
28	28	(1) political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations,
29	29	the Texas Department of Transportation, and other persons as
30	30	necessary to establish and maintain the trail; and
31	31	(2) the Parks and Wildlife Department:
32	32	(A) to acquire real property or interests in real
33	33	property as necessary to complete the trail routes; and
34	34	(B) concerning other matters related to the
35	35	establishment of the trail or the maintenance of the trail and
36	36	property associated with the trail.
37	37	(d) A memorandum of understanding entered into under
38	38	Subsection (c) may address:
39	39	(1) coordination of trail development;
40	40	(2) trail maintenance;
41	41	(3) acquisition of interests in real property;
42	42	(4) conservation efforts along the trail routes; or
43	43	(5) any other matter pertinent to the establishment or
44	44	maintenance of the trail.
45	45	(e) The land office may adopt rules as necessary to
46	46	coordinate the establishment of the Bicentennial Trail, including a
47	47	timeline for the acquisition of real property and real property
48	48	interests as necessary to complete the trail route.
49	49	(f) Real property or interests in real property necessary to
50	50	complete the trail routes may not be acquired through eminent
51	51	domain.
52	52	(g) This section expires September 1, 2037.
53	53	Sec. 31.502. BICENTENNIAL TRAIL PURPOSES. The Bicentennial
54	54	Trail is established as a network of hike and bike trails to connect
55	55	the Alamo to the State Capitol and to include hike and bike trail
56	56	connections to Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs,
57	57	and San Antonio Springs for the purposes of promoting outdoor
58	58	recreation, environmental stewardship, and the historical and
59	59	cultural heritage of this state.
60	60	Sec. 31.503. USE OF BICENTENNIAL TRAIL PROPERTY. Real
61	61	property acquired by this state for the Bicentennial Trail may be
62	62	used only for the purposes of the Bicentennial Trail.
63	63	Sec. 31.504. BICENTENNIAL TRAIL MAINTENANCE. The Parks and
64	64	Wildlife Department shall maintain any real property acquired by
65	65	this state for the Bicentennial Trail.
66	66	SECTION 2. The expiration of Section 31.5011, Natural
67	67	Resources Code, as added by this Act, does not affect the validity
68	68	of a memorandum of understanding entered into under that section.
69	69	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.