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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
fionorable Fixnk D. c;uipn fionorable Fixnk D. c;uipn
Brsoutlr6 Ssqretary~ Brsoutlr6 Ssqretary~
Texas State Parks tjeard Texas State Parks tjeard
Austin, Texas .., Austin, Texas ..,
Dear Sir:
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iYe have been unable to find any legielativs 6Ct authorizing the Texas state Farit, Roard to lease any State ~i'ark for oil end @OS. It Is B well settled rule that public *2 officers and odminlstratlve acd governmental boards poeeeee only euah powers as are expresely oonferred upon them by law or am n4c4esarllp Implied from the powers eo conisrred. 34 Tex. JUC. 440. I
The Texas State Farks Board la aa agenoy of the to ~tho State or state an4 la authorized to so~loit~donatlon traoto of ,land to be usd ror by the State the purpoes or gubllo parks and/or reoreatfon areas. tmtiole 6068 V.A.C.;. in, the dot oreat.1~ suoh Board expressly authorizes iiothing it to exeoute 0~11 and gas leases, end suoh power oan not be implied from ita pouere expreesly granted to Weoll~ft dona- tion to the State . to be used by tha of land . of tracts . .'itat.e for parka and/or reoreation areae the purpose of publia c . . . . $4 anewer your flrret queatlo:~, nb.
Se have been able to find only two Acts of the
I.e~ielafure authorizing any agenop of the State to execute 011 and gas leaees..upon State Fark lands. F1r:s.t. Bouae El11 Yo. 711, Ch, 198, p. 430, Acta R. S. of the rllst Legislature, 1929, (Art. !!Wlb V. A. C. 5;) authorizes the 'Commlisslonsr of the General L&d Office to lease all jmbllc lands l'yin,& be- neath or adjacent to the waters of Caddo Lake for rafnerel pur- p0tWJ5. Cad&o Lake is a'Stat F8rk ud0T your Jurladlctlon.
SeCOUd, SeWit S1iiplO. 84, Ch. 32, p. 55, AOtg of ' t.%e 41at Le&latare, Fourth Called Seaslon, 1950 (Article 3lS& V. A. C. S.) oreatad'a board and authorleed ,it.to lease lands of the mite whloh were owned or held 6% Stete~Eleemosy- nary and State ?.?emorlal Fark rends. The Tetia State,iarka T,@ard doee not have Jurlmdlatlon over Memorlsl Fark?.
In.anewer to your rroond question, 15 the sbrenoo of any exp?esr le&ielative euthorlty, exoeptwith rererenae to Caddo Lake State Parkk, we do not believe any Sta$e agaaoy &s nutborlty to lean4 any other State i'ark under goui Juri8- dlctloa tar oil and gee purpoae6, and that lvwill take an act or the Legislature to confer such authority.
Trueting that the above fully enmere your questlona, .=a2 6x-e