Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for January 22-23, 2014

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

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

• Work Session, Commission Hearing Room
• Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, January 23, 2014
9:00 a.m.

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

Commissioner Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Commission Liaison

• Approval of Previous Commission Meeting Minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contract Amendments
• Special Recognitions and Service Awards
  • National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) National Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award – Daniel Rorabak
  • Texas Hunter Education – One-millionth Certified Student – Dee C. Harrison

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION – Target Range Grant – Nancy Herron
3. ACTION – Exotic Species Rule Amendments regarding Draining Water from Vessels and Portable Containers – Ken Kurzawski
4. ACTION – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules for Use of Noxious or Toxic Substances to Capture Nongame Wildlife – John Davis
5. ACTION – Grant a Conservation Easement – Grant a Conservation Easement to the City Of San Marcos along the San Marcos River as part of a bank restoration project – Corky Kuhlmann
6. ACTION – Acceptance of Conservation Easement Donation – Bexar County – 32 Acres at Government Canyon State Natural Area – Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION - Modification of Access Easement – Bexar County – Approximately 3 Acres at Government Canyon State Natural Area – Ted Hollingsworth
8. ACTION - Acquisition of Easement – Jefferson County Drainage District No.7 at J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area – Access to Levees for Hunter Parking at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area- Ted Hollingsworth
9. BRIEFING– Update on Public Hunting Program – Linda Campbell
10. BRIEFING – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Citizen Science Efforts – Richard Heilbrun
11. BRIEFING - Texas Conservation Action Plan - Update on Efforts to Conserve Fishes of Greatest Conservation Need – Tim Birdsong