Parking Permits

Temporary / Visitor Parking

State or local funds may be used to pay for visitor parking or a departmental parking space as long as the visitor is (a) conducting business with A&M, (b) the departmental space is used for visitors to the department who are conducting business here, or (c) it is a state-owned vehicle using the space.

State or local funds may be used to pay for Parking Garage hourly or daily rate charges as long as there is a business purpose for the visitor.  If the visitor is a TAMUS employee, garage parking may also be paid for with both sources of funds and may be paid using the One-Card provided there is a documented business purpose.

Please note that if there will be frequent parking charges for an employee moving about the main campus, it may benefit the department to purchase a business parking permit for the employee. If the employee is in travel status (outside of main campus), then the parking should be paid for with the One-Card and follow the travel guidelines for parking.

Permanent Parking Permits

State funds may NOT be used to pay for an employee's annual parking permit. If a department would like to pay for an employee's parking permit, it must use unrestricted gift funds (50XXXX accounts) or restricted gift funds (51XXXX accounts) that allow for that type of expense. 

Additionally, the permit must be in the employee’s name and not the department.  No tax reporting is required if the amount is under $325 per month.  If the permit is discontinued during the parking term, any prorated refund must be made to the department, not the employee.