Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Schedule for August 21-22, 2013
Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentCommission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Archived Audio
- Work Session — MP3 Audio File (MP3 36.1 MB)
- Annual Public Hearing — MP3 Audio File (MP3 22.2 MB)
9:00 a.m. — Work Session
- Work Session
Commission Hearing Room - Executive Session
Executive Office Conference Room
2:00 p.m. — Annual Public Hearing
- Annual Public Hearing
Commission Hearing Room
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Archived Audio
- Commission Meeting — MP3 Audio File (MP3 37.6 MB)
9:00 am — Commission Meeting
Commission Meeting
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
August 22, 2013
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
Commissioner T. Dan Friedkin, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Commission Liaison
- Approval of Previous Commission Meeting Minutes held May 23, 2013
- Acknowledgement of Donations
- Special Recognitions, Retirement and Service Award Presentations
- Boating Officer of the Year Award—Kevin Glass
- Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award—Eddie Lehr
- ACTION – Approval of Agenda
- ACTION—Operating and Capital Budget – Justin Halvorsen
- FY 2014 Operating and Capital Budget and Approval of the Capital and Conservation Account Funding Projects
- Budget and Investment Policy Resolutions
- Approval of State Park List for Performance Measures
- ACTION—Commercially Protected Finfish Reporting Requirements—Mandatory Electronic Reporting—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Brandi Reeder
- ACTION—Possession of Undersize Oysters—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Brandi Reeder
- ACTION—Use of Dogs to Trail Wounded Deer—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Scott Vaca
- ACTION—Exotic Species Rule Amendments regarding Transport of Tilapia and Triploid Grass Carp—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Ken Kurzawski
- ACTION—2013-2014 Late Season Migratory Regulations—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Kevin Kraai
- ACTION—Hunter Education Course Requirements—Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes—Nancy Herron, Robert Ramirez
- ACTION—Revised Environmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)—Recommended Adoption of the TxDOT MOU—Ted Hollingsworth
- ACTION—Land Acquisition—Gonzales County—Approximately 11 Acres as an Addition to Palmetto State Park—Lana Marbach
- ACTION—Land Acquisition—Anderson County—Approximately 118.5 Acres as an Addition to the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area—Corky Kuhlmann
- WITHDRAWN—ACTION—Land Acquisition—Cochran County—Approximately 1,640 Acres at Yoakum Dunes Preserve—Corky Kuhlmann
- ACTION—Personnel Matters—Executive Director Compensation—Dawn Heikkila
- BRIEFING—Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems Technology in Support of TPWD Fish and Wildlife Conservation Goals—Tim Birdsong