Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for May 27-28, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

9:00 am – Committee Meetings

• Regulations Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Finance Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Outreach and Education Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee – Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room

Thursday, May 28, 2009

9:00 am – Commission Meeting

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

• Approval of Previous Meeting minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations – TPWD Donations over $500
• Service Awards and Special Recognition
  • Southern States Boating Law Administrators Association (SSBLAA) Marine Officer of the Year Award
  • Partnership and Support Recognition and Appreciation of Larry Pressler
  • Safari Club International (SCI) “Educator of the Year” Award for Terry Erwin (Presented by J. Thomas Saldias, VP – SCI South America and Caribbean Representative)

1. Action – Approval of a Revised Agenda
2. Briefing – Research Activities of the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit at Texas Tech University
3. Briefing – Texas Bighorn Society – A 30-Year Partnership
4. Action – Proposed License and Boat Registration Fee Increases – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
5. Action – Local Park Grant Funding for Projects Listed in the General Appropriations Act, TPWD Rider 34 (80th Texas Legislature, 2007)
   • City of Lancaster
   • Airline Improvement District
6. Action – Designation of Nonprofit Partners – Item Withdrawn
7. Action – Alligator Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
8. Action – Public Hunting Lands Approval
   • Open Season on Public Hunting Lands
   • Public Hunting Activities on State Parks
9. Action – Deer Tagging and Documentation Requirement - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
10. Action – Land Exchange – Galveston County – Receipt of 11 Acres in Exchange for 6 Acres – Galveston Island State Park
11. Action – Resolution – Land Transfer – Taylor County – 91.3 Acres at Camp Tonkawa Boy Scout Camp/Abilene State Park
12. Action – Acceptance of Land Donation – Bexar County – Approximately 3,000 Acres – Government Canyon State Natural Area
13. Action – Acceptance of Land Donation and Land Exchange from Brazos River Authority – Palo Pinto County – Approximately 700 Acres for 200 Acres of Submerged Lands at Possum Kingdom State Park
14. Action – Land Acquisition – Bandera County – 732 Acres at Lost Maples State Natural Area