Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for January 25-26, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Agenda

9:00 a.m. — Committee Meetings

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

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Agenda

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
January 26, 2012

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744

Commissioner T. Dan Friedkin, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Commission Liaison

• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Service Awards and Special Recognition
  • Brazos Bend Friends Group – Donation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer’s Award – Brad Chappell

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION - Request to the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) regarding the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Cap
   Staff: Gene McCarty WITHDRAWN
3. ACTION - Request for Storage Lease – Anderson County – Natural Gas Storage Lease at Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area
   Staff: Ted Hollingsworth
4. ACTION - Land Donation – Galveston County – Approximately 47 Acres at Galveston Island State Park
   Staff: Corky Kuhlmann
5. ACTION - Boating Ramp Grant Funding
   Staff: Tim Hogsett
6. BRIEFING – Update on the Devils River Working Group
   Staff: Scott Boruff
7. ACTION - Implementation of Legislation during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session –Senate Bill 498 regarding Permits to Trap, Transport and Process Surplus White-tailed Deer – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
   Staff: Alan Cain
8. ACTION - Threatened and Endangered Nongame Species – Delisting of the Brown Pelican and Clean-up of the Threatened Species List – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
   Staff: Wendy Connally
9. ACTION - Nuisance Alligator Control Permit and Fee Rules – Recommended Adoption of New Rules and Proposed Changes
   Staff: Mitch Lockwood
10. ACTION - Implementation of Legislation during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session –House Bill 1300 Relating to the Proposed Rules for Official Corporate Partners and Outsourcing of State Park Pass Sales – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
    Staff: Darcy Bontempo
11. BRIEFING - Interpretive Services
    Staff: Chris Holmes