Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for August 23-24, 2006

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

9:00 am

• Finance Committee, Commission Hearing Room – Archived Meeting Audio Feed (MP3 11.3 MB)
• Conservation Committee, Commission Hearing Room – Archived Meeting Audio Feed (MP3 1.2 MB)
• Conservation Committee - Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room
• Regulations Committee, Commission Hearing Room – Archived Meeting Audio Feed (MP3 5.8 MB)

Lunch

2:00 pm

• Annual Public Hearing, Commission Hearing Room
  • Archived Public Hearing Audio — Part 1
    • MP3 (MP3 4.9 MB)
  • Archived Public Hearing Audio — Part 2
    • MP3 (MP3 5.1 MB)
  • Archived Public Hearing Audio — Part 3
    • MP3 (MP3 5.4 MB)
  • Archived Public Hearing Audio — Part 4
    • MP3 (MP3 5.4 MB)
  • Archived Public Hearing Audio — Part 5
    • MP3 (MP3 4.6 MB)

Thursday, August 24, 2006

9:00 am – Commission Meeting, Commission Hearing Room

• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Acceptance of Donations – TPWD Donations over $500
• Service Awards and Special Recognition:
  • Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award (AMFGLEO)
  • Donation to TPWD by Sportsmen Conservationists of Texas (SCOT)
  • Recognition of TPWD Employees on Active Military Duty
  • Recognition of Ken Pollard's Induction into the National Cowboys of Color Hall of Fame

Archived Meeting Audio Feed - Items 1-6 (MP3 15.5 MB)
Archived Meeting Audio Feed - Items 7-21 (MP3 13.1 MB)

1. Action – Approval of Agenda
2. Briefing – State Parks
   • State Parks Advisory Committee Report
3. Action – Small Community Grant Funding
4. Action – Special Appropriation Indoor Recreation Grant Funding
5. Action – National Recreational Trail Grant Funding
6. Action – Boating Access Grant Funding
7. Action – Target Range Grant Funding
8. Action – Operating and Capital Budget
   • FY07 Operating and Capital Budget
   • Budget and Investment Policy Resolutions
9. Action – Super-Combination License Rules – Stamp Revenue Allocation
10. Briefing – Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Preview
11. Action – Designation of Representatives – Foreign Travel Resolution
12. Briefing – Avian Influenza Update
13. Action – Amendments to the Statewide Freshwater Mussel and Clam Proclamation
14. Briefing – Federal and State Management of Red Snapper
15. Action – Amendments to the Harmful or Potentially Harmful Exotic Fish, Shellfish and Aquatic Plants Regulations
16. Briefing – Inland Fish Hatchery Program Update
17. Action – 2006-2007 Migratory Game Bird Proclamation – Late Season Provisions
18. Action – Oil and Gas Lease Nomination – Caldwell County – Lockhart State Park
19. Action – Land Donation – Brown County (Acceptance of Surface Mineral Rights at the McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area)
20. Action – Land Donations – Brewster County – Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (Acceptance of Inholdings Purchased by the Texas Bighorn Society and Donated to TPWD)
21. Action – Conservation Easement (CE) Donation – Brewster County – Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (Acceptance of Donation of CE of 9,470 Acres from Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation)

Lunch

• Executive Session – Personnel Matters, Executive Office Conference Room