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0 The State of Texas
P OFFICE OF THE ATTOFNEYGENRRAL OF TEXAS
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Austin
GeraEd.'C. Mann
AM&nay General
Eionorabl e Frank D. Quinn
jTxeout+ive Secretary
Texas State Farks Board
Austin, Texas
Dear Sir:
Opinion NO. o-3506 Re: Use by State Parks Board or State Park .Fund to aub- serlbe to magazines dealing with the admlnlstratlon of 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~ed to use monay iromthe State Parks Fund ror subscrlpt&ons to %rlous reareatlonal magazines whlah "' deal with the WmI.nlstratlon of State parks.
The appropriation provided by the Legislature for the ourre.@t blennlum (Senate Bill 427, Aota 16th Leg.,) oontalns the f+owing ltmmg
*MaNtananao and Ml8oellaneousr .: j "1. Stationery, prfntlng, equipment, sup- plies, telephones, postage, rent, and contingent ..** . . . . . ~4,,000.00.
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*All of the previous annual balanoe ln,the special pju?k rund and ail ruture reoelpts de- posited In the speolal park fund are hereby ap- i proprlateh and re-appEoprIated ror eaoh year of the biennium ror maintenance and Improvement of the State parks. Provided, however, the Sta,te Farks Board shflll not have the authority to em- ploy any additional help out of said rebeipta except seasonal help. All maintenance items *2 Honorable Brank D. Quinn, Page 2
may be supplemented with Federal funds." If t,he xriate$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 improving and~mafntainlng State parks, as developed from the experlenot of othera, for the duty and the authority to maintain a&d Improve neoeesarily involves the duty and authority to ~)ormul.ate plans end preeorlbe the methods by whloh auoh ma&ntenanoe and Improvement are 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