Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 11.035 – State Parks Account
(a) The state parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.
(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the following sources:
(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks or fishing piers;
(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites, or state scientific areas;
(3) fines or penalties received from violations of regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B, Chapter 13;
(4) fees and revenue collected under § 11.027(b) or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
(5) credits made to the department under § 151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds allocated by the legislature to the account under § 151.801(c-1), Tax Code, to be used only for the purposes provided by that section;
(6) money received by the department from carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by § 11.302(b)(2); and
(7) any other source provided by law.
(c) The department may deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, from the following sources:
(1) private contributions, grants, and donations received for state parks-related purposes; and
(2) federal funds received for state parks-related purposes.