Opinion No.

Honorable Mike Driscoll Harris County Attorney 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Authority of Harris County to charge admission to swimming pool in county park and related questions

Dear Mr. Driscoll:

You have requested our opinion regarding the authority of Harris County to charge admission to a swimming pool located in a county park, and related questions. You state that a rotary club has offered to donate a swimming pool to Harris County to be built in an existing county park. You first ask whether Harris County may accept such a donation.

In 1964, the commissioners court of…