Commission Agenda Item No. 5
Presenter: Ted Hollingsworth

Action
Delegation of Authority to Enter Into Easements that Serve Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
November 6, 201

I. Executive Summary: Staff recommends that the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission delegate to the Executive Director authority to enter into easements that primarily serve Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) facilities.

II. Discussion: TPWD facilities frequently require third-party infrastructure to operate. This infrastructure may include electric lines, water lines, wastewater lines or telecommunications hardware. The providers of these services typically require easements from TPWD to install and maintain their infrastructure. Sometimes the same infrastructure will serve adjacent landowners. Where TPWD is one customer of many on a right-of-way, through easement, or facility installation, staff will continue to seek TPW Commission authorization for approval of easements. Where a TPWD facility is the sole or primary beneficiary of the easement, staff recommends that authority to enter into these easements be delegated to the Executive Director.

III. Recommendation: The staff recommends the TPW Commission adopt the following motion:

"The TPW Commission authorizes the Executive Director to grant easements to third parties that are for the sole or primary service of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facilities"