Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Public Hearing

November 4, 2010 Commission Meeting

Donations of $500.00 or More
Not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission

  Donor Description Detail and Purpose of Donation Amount*
1 Partners of Palo Duro Canyon, Inc. Other Goods Materials purchased to provide shelter for Texas State Longhorn animals at Palo Duro State Park $1,779.88
2 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Cash For the Elm Lake wildlife viewing platform $65,700.00
3 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Capital Item One (1) 2010 Toyota Tundra to retrieve lunkers for the Share Lunker Program $32,000.00
4 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Capital Item One (1) Vermeer BC600XL Brush Chipper for use at Brazos Bend State Park $7,000.00
5 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Other Goods One (1) 1988 Kawasaki Mule for use at Brazos Bend State Park $2,500.00
6 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Other Goods One (1) Kubota RTV 900 4x4 K1 $4,000.00
7 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Capital Item One (1) John Deere 4110 tractor with front end loader $9,000.00
8 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Other Goods One (1) John Deere Gator TS '06' $1,500.00
9 Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization Other Goods One (1) John Deere Gator TS '07' $2,000.00
10 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash Jason McKenzie Memorial $ 592.00
11 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash Support of Balmorhea Cienega restoration $7,490.35
12 The United Methodist Church McAllen District Capital Item One (1) 2001 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup for maintenance purposes at Camp Thicket $2,150.00
13 The Devil's Sinkhole Society, Inc. Capital Property One (1) new 14'x24' cedar storage building with 6' ramp. One (1) new 2010 Polaris 500HO utility vehicle for use at the park $17,000.00
14 Dallas Athletes Other Goods Nine (9) special duty uniforms and one (1) new refrigerator for the maintenance building to support the Lake Ray Roberts LE and maintenance programs $1,700.00
15 Global Impact (Halliburton Employees) Cash For TPWD general use $2,062.54
16 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash To pay annual dues to the Southern Environmental enforcement Network $5,000.00
17 Durst Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc. Other Goods Sixty (60) square feet of metal roofing to build a roof for Enchanted Rock State Park $500.00
18 Merit Energy Company Cash Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs $151,200.00
19 Merit Energy Company Cash Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs $179,600.00
20 Merit Energy Company Cash Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs $203,100.00
21 Merit Energy Company Cash Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs $122,600.00
22 The Battleship Texas Foundation Cash Dry Berth of the Battleship Texas $1,000,000.00
23 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash Neighborhood Fishing Events $180,000.00
24 Mary Gayle Braman Capital Property One (1) 22-foot Panther airboat and one (1) tandem trailer for airboat $12,000.00
25 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash To support the Guadalupe Bass Restoration Initiative $90,000.00
26 Coastal Conservation Association-Texas Chapter Cash Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs $31,173.00
27 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Green Ribbon in School Acct) Cash To purchase banners, fliers and other pertinent promotional items for the Green Ribbon Schools campaign for 2010-2011 $6,000.00
Total $2,137,647.77

*Estimated value used for goods and services

In official recognition of the adoption of this resolution in a lawfully called public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, we hereby affix our signatures this 4th day of November 2010.

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Peter M. Holt, Chairman

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T. Dan Friedkin, Vice-Chairman

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Mark E. Bivins, Member

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Ralph H. Duggins, Member

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Antonio Falcon, M.D., Member

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Karen J. Hixon, Member

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Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., Member

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Margaret Martin, Member

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S. Reed Morian, Member