84R23724 SLB-D
By: Murr H.B. No. 3057
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3057:
By: Smith C.S.H.B. No. 3057
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a pilot program for the purpose of
controlling certain predatory animals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
(1) "Extension service" means the Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service.
(2) "Predatory animals" means coyotes and feral hogs.
SECTION 2. PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The Parks and Wildlife
Department and the extension service jointly shall create and
administer a pilot program to make grants for the control of
predatory animals to a county or a nonprofit organization located
or operating in a county that:
(1) has a population less than 3,000;
(2) contains a state natural area; and
(3) is adjacent to two counties that border the United
Mexican States.
(b) The Parks and Wildlife Commission, in consultation with
the extension service, shall adopt rules to implement the pilot
program, including rules to govern:
(1) the qualifications for receiving a grant,
including the qualifications for nonprofit organizations;
(2) grant amounts; and
(3) conditions for the use of grant money.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1,
2017.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2015.