Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for May 21-22, 2008

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

9:00 am – Committee Meetings

• Regulations Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Finance Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee – Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room
• Ad Hoc Infrastructure Committee, Commission Hearing Room

Thursday, May 22, 2008

9:00 am – Commission Meeting

Commissioner Peter M. Holt, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Commission Liaison

• Approval of Previous Meeting minutes
• Acceptance of Donations – TPWD Donations over $500
• Service Awards and Special Recognition
  • Shrimp License Buyback Program (Dick Davis, TPW Foundation)
  • Battleship TEXAS Foundation Presentation
  • Southern States Boating Law Administrators Association (SSBLAA) Marine Officer of the Year Award

1. Action – Approval of Revised Agenda
2. Briefing – Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 75th Anniversary Celebration
3. Action – Designation of Nonprofit Partners
4. Action – Approval of Projects Regarding Marketing Funded from the TPWD Conservation and Capital Account (Account 5004)
5. Action – Facility Use Fees at Parrie Haynes Ranch
6. Briefing – Nobody's Waterproof Water Safety Campaign
7. Action – Public Lands Proclamation
   • Hunter Recruitment Events
   • Open Season on Public Hunting Lands
   • Public Hunting Activities on State Parks
8. Briefing – Stocking Fish in Freshwater - Where and Why
9. Action – Offshore Aquaculture Rules
10. Briefing – Coastal Fishing Forecast - 2008
11. Briefing – Game Warden Training and Officer Safety
12. Briefing – Chaparral Wildlife Management Area Wildfire
13. Action – Land Donation - Williamson County - 6.18 Acres at Twin Lakes County
14. Action – Land Acquisition - Walker County - Approximately 4 Acres at Huntsville State Park
15. Action – Pipeline Easement - Orange County - Tony Houseman Wildlife Management Area
16. Action – Land Acquisition -Brewster County - 20 Acres at Big Bend Ranch State Park
17. Action – Land Acquisition -Brewster County - 610 Acres at Big Bend Ranch State Park