Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for January 21-22, 2015

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

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

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

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, January 22, 2015
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, Executive Director

• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • National Association State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Officer of the Year Award — John Thorne
  • South Eastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Officer of the Year Award – Derek C. Spitzer
  • South Eastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Biologist of the Year Award – Chuck Kowaleski
  • 2014 National Fish Habitat Award – Tim Birdsong
  • Outstanding Natural Resources Stewardship and Cross-border Collaboration – Palo Blanco Basin Wildlife Restoration
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION - Promotional Drawing – Recommend Adoption of Proposed Changes – Darcy Bontempo
3. ACTION - Threatened and Endangered Species Rule Amendments- Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Michael Warriner
4. ACTION - Texas Resident Active Military Hunting and Fishing License – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Ann Bright
5. ACTION – Local Park Grant Funding – Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants – Dana Lagarde
6. ACTION – Local Park Grant Funding – Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants – Dana Lagarde
7. ACTION – Local Park Grant Funding – Small Community Recreation Grants – Dana Lagarde
8. ACTION - Conveyance of Abandoned Road Right-of-Way – Brazoria County- Approximately 0.69 Acres at the Sea Center Texas Fish Hatchery – Corky Kuhlmann
9. ACTION - Acceptance of Land Donation – Bexar County – Approximately 22 Acres at Government Canyon State Natural Area – Ted Hollingsworth
10. ACTION - Acquisition of Land - Goliad County – 88 Acres for addition to Goliad State Park and Historic Site - Ted Hollingsworth
11. ACTION - Land Acquisition Harrison County – Approximately 3.4 Acres at Caddo Lake State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
12. ACTION - Acceptance of Land Donation – Bexar County – Approximately 0.4 Acres at Government Canyon State Natural Area – Ted Hollingsworth
13. BRIEFING - Flounder Propagation Initiative – Shane Bonnot