Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2843 Compare Versions

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1	1	By: Perry S.B. No. 2843
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules implemented by the
9	9	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department governing the management of
10	10	chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting
11	11	disease.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
14	14	(1) "Chronic wasting disease" means a transmissible
15	15	spongiform encephalopathy infecting cervids.
16	16	(2) "Department" means the Texas Parks and Wildlife
17	17	Department.
18	18	SECTION 2. STUDY OF RULES AND POLICIES RELATING TO CHRONIC
19	19	WASTING DISEASE REQUIRED. (a) Using existing resources, the
20	20	department shall conduct a study assessing the effectiveness of all
21	21	agency rules and policies pertaining to the containment and
22	22	management of chronic wasting disease.
23	23	(b) The study required by Subsection (a) shall, to the
24	24	extent practicable:
25	25	(1) include a comparative analysis of the applicable
26	26	rules and policies implemented by the department and agencies of
27	27	other state governments responsible for containing and managing
28	28	chronic wasting disease;
29	29	(2) assess the overall benefits and deficiencies of
30	30	the applicable rules and policies;
31	31	(3) include a comparative analysis of cervid genotypes
32	32	to determine resistance to chronic wasting disease; and
33	33	(4) incorporate scientific and statistical data.
34	34	SECTION 3. PUBLIC INPUT REQUIRED. In conducting the study
35	35	required under Section 2(a), the department shall:
36	36	(1) hold a hearing in a publicly accessible location
37	37	to provide a public forum for the submission of written and oral
38	38	testimony from members of the public regarding the applicable rules
39	39	and policies; and
40	40	(2) provide an online forum on the department's
41	41	Internet website through which members of the public may submit
42	42	commentary regarding the applicable rules and policies for not less
43	43	than 60 days; and
44	44	(3) respond to each public comment submitted during
45	45	the hearing or through the Internet portal required by Subdivisions
46	46	(1) and (2) respectively.
47	47	SECTION 4. SUBMISSION DEADLINE. (a) Not later than
48	48	December 1, 2026, the department shall complete the study required
49	49	by Section 2(a) and provide a report regarding the study's findings
50	50	to:
51	51	(1) the governor;
52	52	(2) the lieutenant governor;
53	53	(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;
54	54	(4) each member of the committee of the senate having
55	55	primary jurisdiction over wildlife matters; and
56	56	(5) each member of the committee of the house of
57	57	representatives having primary jurisdiction over wildlife matters.
58	58	(b) The department shall make the report required by
59	59	Subsection (a) available to any member of the Legislature or any
60	60	member of the public upon request and at no cost to the requestor.
61	61	SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires May 31, 2027.
62	62	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
63	63	1, 2025.