CP-006: Gifts, Private Grants, Donations, and Bequests

The Commission is authorized to accept all bequests, gifts, and grants of money or property made to TPWD for carrying out the purpose set forth in the Parks and Wildlife Code. No person shall ever receive any payment for solicitation of any gift.

Current regulations require that gifts of money or property in the amount of $500 or more be approved by the Chair or Vice-Chair, or another commissioner authorized to accept gifts in accordance with Commission budget policy. While the regulations allow certain TPWD staff to accept gifts contingent on Commission approval, any gift of real property or interests in real property may only be accepted by the Commission (31 TAC §51.70).

However, a commissioner may not accept any gift, regardless of value, from an entity associated with, or engage in professional travel to, a country on the U.S. Department of Commerce's foreign adversaries list defined in 15 CFR §791.4 (Executive Order GA-48).