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to expend from any available fund such sums as it deems necessary to carry 

 out its responsibilities under this Act. 



Sec. 7. (a) From the appropriation available therefor, the Parks and Wildlife 

 Department shall from time to time pay to each county or city which has its 

 application approved under Section 3 of this Act, a namount hereinafter referred 

 to as the ''state share," provided that no payments shall be made to any such 

 county or city until the department finds that (1) there will be available in the 

 budget of such county or city not less than $20,000 for the purpose of cleaning and 

 maintaining public beaches within its jurisdiction for the state fiscal year for 

 which reimbursement is sought, and (2) there will be available in the budget 

 of such city or county for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining public beaches 

 within its jurisdiction for the state fiscal year for which reimbursement is 

 sought not less than the total amount expended by such county or city for the 

 purpose of cleaning the beaches in the state fiscal year ending August 31, 1969. 



(b) The Parks and Wildlife Department shall advise eligible cities and coun- 

 ties on the Gulf of Mexico of a period not less than sixty days after the effective 

 date of this Act within which such eligible cities and counties may apply for a 

 "state share" of beach cleaning funds and counties and cities seeking reimburse- 

 ment under the provisions of this Act shall submit projwsed expenditures for the 

 purpose of cleaning and maintaining public beaches to the Parks and Wildlife 

 Department. The department shall distribute in a fair and impartial manner the 

 "state share" to counties and cities in accordance with procedures and accounting 

 methods to be adopted by the Department. 



(c) No county or city shall receive as its "state share" a sum greater than 

 one-half the amount such county or city expends for the purpose of cleaning and 

 maintaining public beaches within its jurisdiction during the state fiscal year for 

 v.'hich reimbursement is sought, nor shall any such county or city receive as its 

 "state share" a sum greater than $50,000 for any state fiscal year. 



(d) The Parks and Wildlife Department is authorized to use not more than 

 10 percent of the appropriated funds for any state fiscal year for administrative 

 purposes. 



Sec. 8. The governing body of any incorporated city situated or bordering 

 upon the Gulf of Mexico which is not entitled to receive funds under this Act, 

 may contract with the commissioners court of the county in which such city 

 is located, for the purpose of allowing such county to clean the beaches within 

 the corporate limits of such city. Such city may apply to the Parks and Wildlife 

 Department for rebates of 40 percent of the contract price, provided that such 

 city need not meet the terms and conditions imposed in Section 3 of this Act, 

 except as otherwise provided. The department shall make such rebates at the 

 close of each state fiscal year, upon a showing by such city that entrance to all 

 public beaches under the jurisdiction of such city are free of charge. 



This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the assessment of a reasonable 

 fee for off-beach parking, nor shall this Section be construed to prohibit the 

 assessment of a reasonable fee for the use of facilities provided for the use 

 and convenience of the public. 



Sec. 9. The commissioners court of any county which is not entitletl to receive 

 funds under this Act. may contract with the commissioners court of any adjacent 

 county which is entitled to receive funds under this Act, for the purpose of 

 allowing such adjacent county to clean the public beaches of the county which 

 is not entitled to receive funds under this Act. Such contracting counties not 

 entitled to receive funds under this Act may apply to the Parks and Wildlife 

 Department for rebates of 40 percent of the contract price, provided that such 

 contracting counties need not meet the terms and conditions imposed in Section 

 3 of this Act, except as otherwise provided. The department shall make such 

 rebates at the close of each state fiscal year, upon a showing by such county 

 that entrance to all pubUc beaches under the jurisdiction of such county is free 

 of charge. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the assessment of a 

 reasonable fee for off-beach parking, nor shall this section be construed to 

 prohibit the assessment of a reasonable fee for the use of facilities provided for 

 the use and convenience of the public. 



Sec. 10. If the department finds after reasonable notice and opportunity for 

 a hearing to any county or city receiving funds under the provisions of this Act, 

 that such county or city no longer complies with the requirements of this Act, 

 it shall notify such county or city that further payments will not be made to 

 such county or city until the department is satisfied that there is no longer any 

 such failure to comply. 



