Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Schedule for August 21-22, 2019
Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentCommission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Archived Audio
- Work Session — MP3 Audio File (MP3 23.8 MB)
9:00 a.m. — Work Session
- Work Session, Commission Hearing Room
- Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Archived Audio
- Commission — MP3 Audio File (MP3 25.8 MB)
9:00 am — Commission Meeting
Commission Meeting
Thursday, August 22, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
S. Reed Morian, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director
Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held May 22, 2019
- Acknowledgement of Donations
- Consideration of Contracts
- Special Recognitions
- Quail Forever Donation
- Prosecutor of the Year Award
- Retirement and Service Award Presentations
- ACTION – Financial Overview – Mike Jensen
- Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Budget by Strategy (Action Item No. 1)
- Fiscal Year 2020 Operating and Capital Budget by Division/Object of Expense (Action Item No. 1)
- Budget Policy (Action Item No. 1)
- Investment Policy (Action Item No. 1)
- Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Biennium State Park List and Change Procedures (Action Item No. 1)
- Retain 100 Percent of Boat Revenues in Fund 9 (Action Item No. 1)
- ACTION – Commercial Nongame Permits and Miscellaneous Wildlife Division Permits – Refusal of Permit Issuance or Permit Renewal and Review of Agency Decision – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Meredith Longoria
(Comment on the Proposed Amendments to Miscellaneous Wildlife Division Permits)
(Comment on the Refusal of Permit Issuance or Renewal Rules) - ACTION – Amendment to Deer Breeder Regulations – Additional Testing Option(s) for Breeders to Regain Movement Qualified Status – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Mitch Lockwood
(Comment on the Proposed Amendments to Miscellaneous Wildlife Division Permits) - ACTION – License Possession Rules Regarding Verification of Hunting and Fishing License Information – Implementation of Legislation Passed During the 86th Texas Legislature – Relating to House Bill 547 – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Stormy King
(Comment on the Proposed Amendment for License Verification) - ACTION – Sand and Gravel Program Rules Regarding Permit Requirements - Implementation of Legislation Passed During the 86th Texas Legislature – Relating to House Bill 2805 – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Tom Heger
(Comment on the Sand and Gravel Program Rules Regarding Permit Requirements) - ACTION – Local Parks and Outreach Grants Scoring Rules – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Dana Lagarde
(Comment on the Proposed New Application Scoring Rules for Local Park Grants) - ACTION – Exchange of Easements – El Paso County – Approximately 3.5 Acres at Franklin Mountains State Park – Trey Vick
(Comment on Real Estate Transactions) - ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Bastrop County – Approximately 19 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
(Comment on Real Estate Transactions) - ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Starr County – Approximately 147 Acres at Falcon State Park – Trey Vick
(Comment on Real Estate Transactions) - ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Cameron County – Approximately 17 Acres at the Longoria Unit of the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area – Stan David
(Comment on Real Estate Transactions) - BRIEFING – Fire Programs – Chris Schenck, Jeff Sparks
- BRIEFING – White-Nose Syndrome – Jonah Evans
- ACTION – Election of Vice-Chairman