The joint resolution requests that the members of the 87th Legislative Session of the State of Texas to protect and enhance our investments in all public parks and open space, to support increased physical activity and improve health and wellness by utilizing parks and recreation amenities and services and to create livable, safe, and responsible communities.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) administers the Texas Recreation & Parks Account Local Park Grant Program and manages 94 State parks and historical sites in Texas. The Texas Recreation and Parks Account (TRPA) is a grant program for parkland acquisition and development and for the development of recreational facilities that is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The resolution requests that members of the 87th Legislature support increased funding for the TRPA and for the Texas State Park System. The resolution also requests support to insure that all grants funded through the TRPA be subject to the competitive scoring system managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Since 1971, the City of Baytown has received seventeen park acquisition and development grants from the TPWD totaling $3,620,136.00. The acquisition and development of Goose Creek Park, W.C. Britton Park, Unidad Park, Allenbrook Park, the Baytown Nature Center, the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center and most recently Jenkins Park among several others were all partially funded with matching grants from TPWD.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board unanimously approved this joint resolution during its meeting on December 2, 2020.
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