Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for March 22-23, 2017

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

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

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

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, March 23, 2017
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 Meeting Minutes

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • Houston Safari Club-Desert Bighorn Sheep Check Presentation – Joe Betar, Mark King
  • National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) National Wildlife Officer of the Year Award – Dean Fitzpatrick
  • National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) – Joe Kurz
  • Excellence in Wildlife Management Award – Micah Poteet
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION - Regulations Rule Review - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Completed Rule Review - Ann Bright
   • Chapter 53 – Finance
   • Chapter 57 – Fisheries
   • Chapter 58 – Oysters and Shrimp
   • Chapter 59 – Parks
   • Chapter 65 – Wildlife
   • Chapter 69 – Resource Protection
2. ACTION - 2017-2018 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules - Ken Kurzawski, Mark Lingo, Brandi Reeder
3. ACTION - 2017-2018 Statewide Hunting Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules - Shawn Gray, Dave Morrison, Ellis Powell
4. ACTION - Local Park Grant Funding – Dana Lagarde
   • Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants
   • Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation Grants
   • Small Community Recreation Grants
   • Urban Indoor
   • Non-Urban Indoor
5. ACTION - Acquisition of Land - Aransas County - Approximately 1 Acre at Goose Island State Park - Trey Vick - WITHDRAWN
6. ACTION - Acquisition of Land - Matagorda County - Approximately 453 Acres at Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station - Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION - Acceptance of Land Donations - Brazoria County - Additions to the Follets Island Coastal Preserve - Ted Hollingsworth
8. BRIEFING - Nature Tourism Programs - Shelly Plante