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

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Archived Audio

9:00 a.m. — Work Session


Thursday, March 24, 2016

Archived Audio

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

  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
  10. Executive Session

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 Update on Regulatory Litigation – Ann Bright (Executive Session Only)Withdrawn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