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Senate Bill 1455 |
Senate Author: Wentworth |
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Effective: 6-17-05 |
House Sponsor: Krusee |
Senate Bill 1455 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to extend the deadline to acquire a habitat preserve for a regional habitat conservation plan. The bill also delineates different requirements for the acquisition of land based on whether it is designated as a proposed habitat preserve before the date a federal permit is issued or designated on or after the date. The bill eliminates provisions prohibiting plan participants from applying for a federal permit if a filed grievance relating to the development of the plan has not been dismissed or appropriately addressed according to a determination by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The bill authorizes, after notice and hearing by the governmental entities participating in a regional habitat conservation plan, the plan, including any mitigation fees, and the size of the proposed habitat preserve to be based partly on any criteria developed under a recovery plan in accordance with the federal Endangered Species Act and applicable to each endangered species to be protected under the plan.