Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for March 23-24, 2016

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

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

• Work Session, Commission Hearing Room

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, March 24, 2016
9:00 a.m.

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

T. Dan Friedkin, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director

Approval of Previous Commission Meeting Minutes held January 21, 2016

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • Recognition of Service on TPW Commission – Dan Allen Hughes, Jr. and Margaret Martin
  • National Wild Turkey Federation Officer of the Year – Game Warden Ellis Powell
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION - Implementation of Legislation during the 84th Texas Legislative Session – Senate Bill 20 – State Agency Contracting - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules – Ann Bright, Tammy Dunham
3. ACTION – 2016-2017 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules - Ken Kurzawski, Jeremy Leitz
4. ACTION - 2016-2017 Statewide Hunting Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules - Alan Cain, Dave Morrison
5. ACTION - Local Park Grant Funding – Dana Lagarde
   • Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants
   • Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants
   • Small Community Recreation Grants
6. ACTION - Acceptance of Land Donation – Cameron County – Conservation Tracts near Boca Chica – Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION - Grant of Utility Easement – Brazoria County – Approximately 37 Acres at the Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area – Ted Hollingsworth
8. ACTION - Request for Recreational Trail Easement – Tarrant County – Inland Fisheries District Office – Corky Kuhlmann
9. BRIEFING - Target Range Grants – Nancy Herron, Renan Zambrano

Executive Session

10. Update on Regulatory Litigation – Ann Bright (Executive Session Only) — Withdrawn
    • Red Snapper
    • Oysters
    • Chronic Wasting Disease