85R8839 SLB-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1957
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a pilot program to reduce the cost of hunting and
fishing licenses for nonresidents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM. The Parks and Wildlife
Department shall establish a pilot program in which the department
charges a nonresident the same fee as a resident of this state for a
hunting or fishing license issued under Chapter 42 or 46, Parks and
Wildlife Code. The department shall evaluate the effects of the
pilot program on out-of-state tourism related to hunting and
fishing.
SECTION 2. REPORT. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall
prepare a report describing the results of the pilot program. The
department shall submit the report to the legislature not later
than January 1, 2019.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires June 1, 2019.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2017.