Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for May 25-26, 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

9:00 a.m. — Committee Meetings

• Regulations Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee, Commission Hearing Room
• Conservation Committee — Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room
• Finance Committee, Commission Hearing Room

Thursday, May 26, 2011

• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Service Awards and Special Recognition
  • Boating Officer of the Year Award – Ryan Hall
  • Check Presentation from Grainger for Wildfire Relief
  • Special Presentation to Former Commissioner Mark Bivins

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION – Recreation Trails Grant Funding
   Staff:  Tim Hogsett
3. ACTION — Public Lands Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Public Hunting Lands Approval
   • Regulation Clarifications
   • Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands
   • Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks
   Staff:  Linda Campbell
4. ACTION — Request for Pipeline Easement – Orange County – Tony Houseman Wildlife Management Area (Resolution)
   Staff:  Ted Hollingsworth
5. ACTION — Request for Utility Easement – Harris County – Telecommunication Cable at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (Resolution)
   Staff:  Ted Hollingsworth
6. ACTION — Disposition of Land – Parker County – Sale of 12.4 Acres at Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway (Resolution)
   Staff:  Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION — Land Acquisition – Smith County – Half-acre at Tyler State Park
   Staff:  Corky Kuhlmann
8. BRIEFING –Wildfires in Texas
   Staff:  Brent Leisure, Jeff Sparks
9. BRIEFING — Big Time Texas Hunts Program Update
   Staff:  Linda Campbell, Carly Montez