Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for August 22-23, 2018

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

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Wednesday, August 22, 2017

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

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

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, August 23, 2018
9:00 a.m.

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

Ralph H. Duggins, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • Prosecutor of the Year Award – Mr. Bobby Neal
  • National Association State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) - 2018 Boating
    Safety Officer of the Year – Phillip Wood
  • Midwest Officer of the Year - Rob Frets
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Financial Overview - Mike Jensen
2. ACTION - Approval of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fiscal Year 2019 Internal Audit Plan - Cindy Hancock WITHDRAWN
3. ACTION - Commercial Turtle Harvest Rules - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes - Meredith Longoria (Comment on this proposal)
4. ACTION – Gulf Shrimp Unloading License – Replacement License Rules – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Lance Robinson (Comment on this proposal)
5. ACTION – Air Gun and Arrow Gun Rules and Hunter Education for Air Gun and Arrow Gun Rules – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Clayton Wolf (Comment on this proposal - Game Animal) (Comment on this proposal - Fur Bearing Animal)
6. ACTION – Rules for Special Events at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Facilities – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Rodney Franklin (Comment on this proposal)
7. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Marion County – Approximately 2 Acres at the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area – Stan David (Comment on this proposal)
8. ACTION – Exchange of Land – Washington County – Approximately 1 Acre at the Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site - Trey Vick (Comment on this proposal)
9. ACTION – Disposition of Land – Blanco County – Approximately 3.2 Acres at Blanco State Park – Trey Vick (Comment on this proposal) WITHDRAWN
10. ACTION – Transfer of Land – Walker County – .60 Acre at Huntsville State Park – Trey Vick (Comment on this proposal)
11. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Brewster County – Approximately 16,000 Acres at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area – Ted Hollingsworth (Comment on this proposal)
12. BRIEFING – White-Nose Syndrome – Jonah Evans