Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting
May 22-23, 2024

Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Commission Chair
David Yoskowitz, Ph.D., Executive Director

Work Session

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

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Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

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Agenda

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• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • James “Randy” Fugate Memorial Wildlife Division Professional of the Year Award – Fernando Gutierrez
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Commission Policy CP-001 Revision – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Change – James Murphy
2. ACTION – Banning Canned Hunts and Establishing Trapping Standards for Mountain Lions – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rule – Richard Heilbrun
3. ACTION – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Detection and Response Rules – Containment and Surveillance Zones, Check Stations, and Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions and Disposal Requirements – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Request Permission to Publish Boundaries for New Surveillance Zones – Dr. J. Hunter Reed
4. ACTION – CWD Detection and Response Rules – CWD Testing Requirements at Deer Breeding Facilities – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Dr. J. Hunter Reed
5. ACTION – Disease Management – Special Take Authorization Rule – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rule – Stormy King
6. ACTION – Public Hunting Program – Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands and Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks – Kevin Mote
7. ACTION – Texas Statewide Recreational Trail Grants Funding – Recommended Approval of Trail Construction, Renovation, and Acquisition Projects – Chris Sheffield
8. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Bastrop County – Approximately 43 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
9. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Harrison County – Approximately 1.1 Acres at Caddo Lake State Park – Trey Vick
10. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Limestone County – Approximately 3 Acres at Fort Parker State Park – Trey Vick
11. ACTION – Acceptance of Donation of Land – Bastrop County - Approximately 49 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
12. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 6900 Acres in the Middle Trinity River Ecosystem Project – Stan David