Commission Agenda Item No. 11
Exhibit A

A Resolution by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Regarding the Sale of a Right-of-Way easement at Longhorn Caverns State Park along Park Road 4.

Resolution

Whereas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) owns Right-of-Way (ROW) known as Park Road 4 which intersects with US Highway 281 approximately 8 miles north of Marble Falls, Texas, continuing through Longhorn Caverns State Park and Inks Lake State Park and intersects with US Highway 29 approximately 9 miles west of Burnet Texas; and,

Whereas, Park Road 4, Longhorn Caverns State Park and Inks Lake State Park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps; and,

Whereas, Park Road 4 is a National Register Historic District; and,

Whereas, because of the Park Road 4 location winding through the Texas Hill Country and proximity to the Highland Lakes and scenic beauty of the area, it has become a desirable area for development.

Whereas, an adjacent private landowner owns property along the boundary of Longhorn Caverns State Park; and,

Whereas, said landowner divested himself of deeded access to said property; and

Whereas, said landowner has constructed a narrow drive across TPWD park land to gain access to Park Road 4; and

Whereas, said landowner is requesting and easement from Park Road 4 to his property along this driveway; and

Whereas, said easement area would be approximately 0.08 acre of land (the Subject Tract).

Whereas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (the Commission) finds that as required by Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 26, notices of today’s hearing of this matter were published at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation which is published at least six days a week in the community nearest to the Subject Tract in which such newspapers are published (Austin American-Statesman) with the last day of publication being not less than one week or more than two weeks before the date of today’s hearing and that such notices specified the date and time at which the Commission would hear testimony regarding the trade; and,

Whereas, the Commission finds, in accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 26, that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use or taking of the Subject Tract; and,

Whereas, the Commission finds, in accordance with Section 13.009 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code that the sale of an easement over the Subject Tract is in the best interest of TPWD; and,

Now, therefore, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorizes the Executive Director to take all necessary grant an easement across the Subject Tract for the purposes and subject to the conditions described herein and in the motion approving in this Resolution.

Adopted and approved this 7th day of November, 2013.

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T. Dan Friedkin, Chairman

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Ralph H. Duggins, Vice-Chairman

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Roberto De Hoyos, Member

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Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., Member

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Bill Jones, Member

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James Lee, Member

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Margaret Martin, Member

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S. Reed Morian, Member

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Dick Scott, Member

Commission Agenda Item No. 11
Exhibit B

Burnet County

Commission Agenda Item No. 11
Exhibit C

Vicinity Map
Longhorn Cavern State Park

Commission Agenda Item No. 11
Exhibit D

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