Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for January 23-24, 2013

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

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

• Work Session
  Commission Hearing Room

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

9:00 am — Commission Meeting
Commission Hearing Room

Commission Meeting

Thursday, January 24, 2013
9:00 a.m.

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

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

• Approval of Previous Commission Meeting Minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Special Recognitions and Service Awards
  • Donation from T&T Salvage to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Battleship Texas
  • Donations from Coca Cola to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Donation from Clinton Colgin Charities to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Hunter Education and Youth Hunting Program
  • Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer’s Award – Ryan Hunter

1.      ACTION — Approval of Agenda

2.      BRIEFING – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Celebrates 50th Year Anniversary in 2013 – Tom Harvey, Darcy Bontempo

3.      ACTION – Approval of TPWD FY 2013 Internal Audit Plan – Cindy Hancock

4.      ACTION – Rule Review — Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Completed Rule Review – Ann Bright

• Chapter 53 – Finance
• Chapter 59 – Parks
• Chapter 69 – Resource Protection

5.      ACTION – Local Park Grant Funding – Tim Hogsett

• Outdoor Recreation Grants
• Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants

6.      ACTION — Sand and Gravel Permit Program Rules – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules – Tom Heger, Bob Sweeney

7.      ACTION — Deer Breeder Regulation Changes – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes — Mitch Lockwood

8.      BRIEFING – Development of a Catfish Management Plan for Texas – Dave Terre

9.      ACTION — Request for Pipeline Easement – Parker County – Pipeline Crossing Lake Mineral Wells Trailway – Ted Hollingsworth

10.    ACTION — Acceptance of Land Donation – Brazoria County – Approximately 480 Acres at the Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve – Ted Hollingsworth

11.    ACTION — Land Acquisition – Stephens County – 250 Acres – Palo Pinto Mountains State Park – Ted Hollingsworth

12.    ACTION — Delegation of Easement Renewal Authority – Ted Hollingsworth

13.    ACTION — Request for Deed Modification – Harris and Montgomery Counties – Authorization of Pipeline Easement at Lake Houston Wilderness Park – Ted Hollingsworth

14.    WITHDRAWN – ACTION — Land Acquisition – Nacogdoches County – Approximately 50 Acres as an Addition to the Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area (WMA) – Corky Kuhlmann

15.    ACTION — Land Acquisition – Hemphill County – Approximately 350 Acres as an Addition to the Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area (WMA) – Corky Kuhlmann

16.    ACTION — Land Sale and Trade – Bastrop County – Sale and Trade of Small Parcels to Conform to Survey Lines at Bastrop State Park – Corky Kuhlmann

17.    ACTION – Acceptance of Land Donation – Anderson County – Approximately 1.55 Acres at the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area (WMA) – Corky Kuhlmann

18.    ACTION — Land Transfer – El Paso County – Approximately 8 Acres to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) at Franklin Mountain State Park – Corky Kuhlmann

19.    ACTION — Tramway Easement, Land Trade – El Paso County – Modification of FAA Tramway at Franklin Mountains State Park – Corky Kuhlmann