BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1956
                                           By: Grusendorf (Nixon)
                                                Natural Resources
                                                         05-19-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

The House Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife Management learned
during its 1994 review of state agency reports that the Parks and
Wildlife Department is required to file many reports for the
legislative and executive branches of state government.  These
reports contain information that is generally not utilized so the
committee recommended that the department be relieved of the duty
to publish many of these reports, including the Salt Water Finfish
Report which was initiated when the legislature was more directly
involved in the state's coastal finfish resources.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1956 deletes language requiring the Parks and
Wildlife Department to issue a report based on continuous finfish
research done by the department.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 66.217, Parks and Wildlife Code, as
follows:

     Sec.  66.217.  FINFISH RESEARCH.  (a) Makes no changes.
     
     (b) Deletes language requiring the Parks and Wildlife
       Department (department) to issue reports based on finfish
       research required by Subsection (a) of this section.
       
       (c) Deletes language requiring the reports to be filed in
       the permanent records of the department.  Deletes existing
       Subsection (d) regarding the required contents of the
       report.  Deletes existing Subsection (e) requiring the
       department to make a special report to the governor and the
       legislature on studies, findings, recommendations, and
       actions taken under this subchapter.
       
       SECTION 2.   Repealer: Sections 12.002, 24.010, 28.005, and 77.006,
Parks and Wildlife Code (Report to Governor-Annual Report-Report-Department Findings and Report).

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.