Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for March 25-26, 2015

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

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Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

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

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, March 26, 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 Commission Meeting Minutes held January 22, 2015

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) National Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award – Chris Swift
  • National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) - Joe Kurz Excellence in Wildlife Management Award – Dana Wright
  • Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Environmental Excellence Award, Civic/Community – Michelle Haggerty
  • American Fisheries Society-Fisheries Administration Section- 2014 Sport Fish Restoration Outstanding Project Award – Dan Bennett, John Tibbs, John Botros, and Dakus Geeslin
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION - 2015-2016 Statewide Hunting Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Jason Hardin, Kevin Davis
3. ACTION - 2015-2016 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Ken Kurzawski
4. ACTION - Commercial Shrimping Regulations - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes - Mark Lingo
5. ACTION - Rules Governing Buoy Standards – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes - Cody Jones
6. ACTION - Land Acquisition Matagorda County – Approximately 267 Acres on Matagorda Peninsula - Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION - Acceptance of Land Donation - Matagorda County – Approximately 22 Acres on Matagorda Peninsula - Ted Hollingsworth
8. ACTION - Land Acquisition Nacogdoches County – Approximately 133 Acres adjacent to Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area - Corky Kuhlmann
9. ACTION - Land Acquisition Brazoria County - Easement for Pump Station and Pipeline – Approximately 1.7 Acres at Sea Center Texas – Corky Kuhlmann
10. ACTION - Land Acquisition Palo Pinto County – Approximately 5500 acres of land in the Cross Timbers Region to create a new Wildlife Management Area – Corky Kuhlmann
11. BRIEFING - Real World Career Experiences – Partnership Opportunity with Boy Scouts of America Explorer Program – Kevin Malonson