BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2216 By: Kuempel April 12, 1995 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Currently the amount of issuance/collection fees retained by license deputies for the sale of hunting and fishing licenses is set by statute as is the license year. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (commission) is also constrained to forms and types of licenses approved by the legislature. In addition, many laws regulating the selling of licenses, stamps, and tags, do not accommodate sales via automated point-of-sale systems and purchase of licenses and stamps via telephone. PURPOSE C.S.H.B. 2216 would allow the commission to set the issuance/collection fees retained by license deputies (amounts cannot be set below amounts in effect on June 1, 1995), establish the opportunity for the commission to set a different license year, establish licenses and license packages for hunting, fishing and other activities, enable the commission to establish an automated license & stamp point-of-sale system, simplify the process for obtaining and modify the fee structure for private bird hunting area licenses. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that additional rulemaking authority is granted to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission under SECTION 3 [Sec.12.702(b), Sec. 12.703(c) and Sec. 12.705(c)], SECTION 5 (Sec. 42.006), SECTION 14 [Sec. 42.0175(a)], SECTION 16 [Sec. 43.011(a)], SECTION 17 [Sec. 43.012(c) and (d)], SECTION 19 (Sec. 43.045), SECTION 21 [Sec. 43.0722(f)], SECTION 23 [Sec. 43.201(a), (d), and (e)], SECTION 25 [Sec. 43.251(a)], SECTION 26 [Sec. 43.252(d) and (e)], SECTION 28 [Sec. 43.302(a)], SECTION 29 [Sec. 43.303(d) and (e)], SECTION 31 [Sec. 43.402(a)], SECTION 32 [Sec. 43.403(d)], SECTION 33 [Sec. 43.4035(a)], SECTION 35 [Sec. 43.502(a)], SECTION 36 [Sec. 43.503(d)], SECTION 38 [Sec. 43.508(a)], SECTION 40 [Sec. 43.581(a) and (b)], SECTION 41 [Sec. 43.582(b) and (c)], SECTION 44 (Sec. 44.003), SECTION 46 [Sec. 45.002(c)], SECTION 48 (Sec. 46.001), SECTION 53 [Sec. 46.007(a)], SECTION 54 [Sec. 46.0085(a)], SECTION 55 (Sec. 46.102), SECTION 59 [Sec. 47.031(a)], SECTION 61 [Sec. 50.0011 (4)], SECTION 62 [Sec. 50.0021(a)], SECTION 63 [Sec. 50.004(a)], SECTION 64 (Sec. 65.0071), SECTION 65 [Sec. 66.017(a)], SECTION 66 (Sec. 71.010), SECTION 68 [Sec. 76.1031(a)], SECTION 73 [Sec. 77.0361(a) and (b)], SECTION 74 [Sec. 78.002(b)], and SECTION 77. Although SECTION 2 (Sec.12.119) of the bill does not expressly grant additional rulemaking authority to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, it does provide a penalty for violation of a commission rule relating to a license or stamp required for hunting wildlife or catching aquatic life. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 11.056, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the cost of wildlife art decals or stamps to be $5.00 or an amount set by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission whichever amount is more. Provides that the department may issue other editions of the stamp and decal with the cost determined by the commission as well as the amount retained by the agents selling the decals and stamps. SECTION 2. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, by adding Section 12.119 as follows: Sec. 12.119. VIOLATION OF COMMISSION RULE ON POSSESSION OF LICENSE; PENALTY. Provides a penalty provision for violation of commission rules for possession of licenses and stamps. SECTION 3. Amends Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, by adding Subchapter H as follows: SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE DEPUTIES (Much of the language in this Subsection is currently contained in Chapter 46, Parks and Wildlife Code. Those portions of Chapter 46 are repealed by SECTION 76 of this bill.) Sec. 12.701. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, OR TAG BY LICENSE DEPUTIES. Authorizes the department to issue license, stamp, permit, or tag by a license deputy. Sec. 12.702. LICENSE DEPUTIES; FEES. Grants the commission authority to set amounts retained by license deputies as issuance and/or collection fees; provided they are not set lower than those amounts in effect on June 1, 1995. Sec. 12.703. POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. Provides the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission with the authority to establish a "point-of-sale" computerized license and stamp issuance system and would allow the commission to determine the compensation for an entity or entities that installed such a system. Sec. 12.704. DUTIES OF LICENSE DEPUTIES. Provides guidelines by which the deputies shall keep records of licenses, stamps, permits, and tags. Sec. 12.705. LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, AND TAG SALES REPORTS. Grants the commission the authority to establish monetary penalties for delinquent payments or reports from license deputies and/or allow discounts for timely payments or reports. Sec. 12.706. UNISSUED ITEMS. Provides for deputies to return unissued items to the department. Sec. 12.707. ISSUANCE OR ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, OR TAG. Provides that all items must be issued on a form provided by the department. SECTION 4. Amends Section 42.002(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a hunting license must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe license possession requirements. SECTION 5. Amends Chapter 42, Parks and Wildlife Code, by adding Section 42.006 as follows: Sec. 42.006. POSSESSION OF LICENSE: RULES. Grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe hunting license possession requirements. SECTION 6. Amends Section 42.010(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the reference to the commission being able to prescribe collection fees for agents issuing hunting tags [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 7. Amends Section 42.012(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing resident hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 8. Amends Section 42.0121, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing lifetime resident hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 9. Amends Section 42.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact seventy-five cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing nonresident special hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 10. Amends Section 42.0141, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact seventy-five cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing general nonresident hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 11. Amends Section 42.0142(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact seventy-five cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing nonresident banded bird hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 12. Amends Section 42.0143, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact seventy-five cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing nonresident five-day special hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 13. Amends Section 42.017(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing duplicate hunting licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 14. Amends Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set another license year and to set the amounts for hunting licenses issued during a transition year. Also allows hunting licenses issued immediately prior to the beginning of a license year to be effective from the date of purchase through the end of the license year. SECTION 15. Amends Section 42.022(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to clarify that a violation of possessing more than one hunting license in a license year only occurs if an individual acquires or possesses more than one hunting license with the same expiration date. Also amends Section 42.022(d) to allow the commission to set an alternative license year. SECTION 16. Amends Section 43.011(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a white-winged dove stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. SECTION 17. Amends Section 43.012, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of white-winged dove stamps not valid for hunting with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. Prescribes period of validity for white-winged dove stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity on this stamp. In addition, it provides for a stamp term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year. SECTION 18. Amends Section 43.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing white-winged dove stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 19. Amends Section 43.045, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to adopt alternative dates for the license year for a hunting lease license and to set transitional year fee amounts. SECTION 20. Amends Section 43.0485(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allows the commission to set an alternative date as a deadline for hunting lease record books to be received. SECTION 21. Amends Section 43.0722(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, to set the fee for a private bird hunting area license at $60 and eliminate the fee schedule based on acreage. Also amends Section 43.0722(f) to set alternative dates for the private bird hunting area license year and to allow the commission to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 22. Amends Section 43.0761(e), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow an alternative time period for record books to be maintained for private bird hunting areas. SECTION 23. Amends Section 43.201, Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that an archery hunting stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. Prescribes period of validity for archery hunting stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 24. Amends Section 43.202, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing archery hunting stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. Allows the department to issue other editions of archery hunting stamps not valid for hunting with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. SECTION 25. Amends Section 43.251(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a turkey stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. SECTION 26. Amends Section 43.252, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of turkey stamps not valid for hunting with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. Prescribes period of validity for turkey stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 27. Amends Section 43.254, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing turkey stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 28. Amends Section 43.302(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a waterfowl stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. SECTION 29. Amends Section 43.303, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of waterfowl stamps not valid for hunting with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. Prescribes period of validity for waterfowl stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 30. Amends Section 43.305, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing waterfowl stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 31. Amends Section 43.402(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a saltwater sportfishing stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. SECTION 32. Amends Section 43.403, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of saltwater sportfishing stamps not valid for fishing with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. SECTION 33. Amends Section 43.4035, Parks and Wildlife Code, which prescribes period of validity for saltwater sportfishing stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 34. Amends Section 43.405, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing saltwater sportfishing stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 35. Amends Section 43.502(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a freshwater trout stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. SECTION 36. Amends Section 43.503, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of freshwater trout stamps not valid for fishing with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. SECTION 37. Amends Section 43.505, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing freshwater trout stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 38. Amends Subchapter N, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code by adding Section 43.508 as follows: Sec. 43.508. EXPIRATION OF STAMP. Prescribes period of validity for freshwater trout stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 39. Amends Section 43.524, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing conservation permits [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 40. Amends Section 43.581, Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that a muzzleloader hunting stamp must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe stamp possession requirements. Allows the commission to exempt persons from the muzzleloader stamp requirement. SECTION 41. Amends Section 43.582, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the department to issue other editions of muzzleloader hunting stamps not valid for hunting with the commission setting price and amount retained by selling agent. Allows the commission to prescribe alternate stamp purchaser identification requirements for stamps issued via point-of-sale. Prescribes period of validity for muzzleloader hunting stamps and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 42. Amends Section 43.583, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set different fee amounts for other editions of the muzzleloader stamp and the fee retained by the agent. SECTION 43. Amends Section 43.585, Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing muzzleloader hunting stamps [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 44. Amends Section 44.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for a game breeder's license and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 45. Amends Section 44.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, allows the commission to establish the time period for the game breeder's written record to be kept and when the report is required. SECTION 46. Amends Section 45.002(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for game bird breeder's licenses and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 47. Amends Section 45.008(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission authority to set the reporting time period for commercial game bird breeders. SECTION 48. Amends Section 46.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that fishing licenses must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe license possession requirements. SECTION 49. Amends Section 46.0045, Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the reference to the commission being able to prescribe collection fees for agents issuing fishing tags [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 50. Amends Section 46.005(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to grant the Commission authority to issue more than one type of temporary resident sportfishing license, set time periods, and designate persons to whom licenses may be issued. Also amends Section 46.005(b) to grant the Commission authority to set fees for more than a single type of temporary resident sportfishing license and eliminates the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing temporary sportfishing licenses, [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 51. Amends Section 46.0051(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to grant the Commission authority to issue more than one type of temporary non-resident fishing license, set time periods, and designate persons to whom licenses may be issued. Also amends Section 46.0051(b) to grant the Commission authority to set fees for more than a single type of temporary non-resident fishing license and eliminates the exact fifty cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing temporary non-resident fishing licenses [replaced with general Commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 52. Amends Section 46.006(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, eliminate the requirement for the customer to provide the serial number of a lost or destroyed license or tag when applying for a duplicate license or tag [commission retains authority to require serial numbers, if needed, under existing Section 46.006(b)(2)]. SECTION 53. Amends Section 46.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for annual type fishing licenses and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 54. Amends Section 46.0085, Parks and Wildlife Code, to make the language referring to the form and issuance of licenses conform with other similar references in the code and allows the commission to prescribe identification and compliance requirements. Also expands the persons that may be issued tags for finfish species (red drum tag issuance limitation). SECTION 55. Amends Section 46.102, Parks and Wildlife Code, to delete the requirement that Lake Texoma Fishing Licenses must be in the purchaser's immediate possession and grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe license possession requirements. SECTION 56. Amends Section 46.104(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact seventy-five cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing Lake Texoma Fishing Licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 57. Amends Section 46.105(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the exact fifteen cent reference for collection fees for agents issuing Lake Texoma 10-Day Fishing Licenses [replaced with general commission authority to set the agent fees in proposed Section 12.702(b)]. SECTION 58. Amends Section 47.007(e), Parks and Wildlife Code, to change the criteria for determining residency for U. S. Coast Guard documented boats that purchase commercial fishing boat licenses. "Home Port" is deleted and replaced with the address shown for the boat owner or other criteria established by the Commission on the documentation papers. Recently the U.S.C.G. eliminated "Home Port" from information printed on new documentation papers. This proposed change would provide a universal criteria for determining residency for U.S.C.G. documented boats which apply for commercial fishing boat licenses. SECTION 59. Amends Section 47.031(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission set a different period of validity for all licenses authorized by Chapter 47 (commercial fishing, bait dealer, fish dealer licenses, etc.) and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 60. Amends Section 50.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to establish licenses and license packages for hunting fishing and other activities. In addition, the commission may set the fee amounts for combination licenses or license packages but the fees must be less than the fees for the individual licenses, permits, or stamps included in the packages. SECTION 61. Amends Section 50.0011, Parks and Wildlife Code, to extend the "resident" definition to members of the United States armed forces on active duty, their dependents and any other category of individuals that the commission designates [conforms with resident definitions in Sections 42.001 (hunting licenses) and 46.0011 (fishing licenses)]. SECTION 62. Amends Section 50.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for combination licenses and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 63. Amends Section 50.004(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to make the language referring to the form and issuance of combination licenses conform with other similar references in the code and deletes the existing requirement that deer tags must be attached to the combination license. Grants the commission regulatory authority to prescribe license identification possession requirements. SECTION 64. Amends Chapter 65, Parks and Wildlife Code, by adding Section 65.0071 as follows: Sec. 65.0071. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES. Prescribes period of validity for all licenses authorized by Chapter 65 (alligator hunting, farming, and dealer licenses, etc.) and allows the commission to set a different period of validity and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 65. Amends Section 66.017(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for all licenses authorized by Chapter 66 (finfish import licenses, saltwater trotline tags, and commercial crab trap tags) and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 66. Amends Section 71.010, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set a different period of validity for all licenses authorized by Chapter 71 (furbearing animal-related licenses) and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 67. Amends Section 76.103, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set the license expiration date for oyster licenses. SECTION 68. Amends Section 76.1031(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set the license year for all licenses authorized by Chapter 76 (oyster-related licenses) and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 69. Amends Sections 76.104(e) & (f), Parks and Wildlife Code, to change the criteria for determining residency for U. S. Coast Guard documented boats that purchase commercial and sport oyster boat licenses. "Home Port" is deleted and replaced with the address shown for the boat owner or other criteria established by the Commission on the documentation papers. Recently the U.S.C.G. eliminated "Home Port" from information printed on new documentation papers. This proposed change would provide a universal criteria for determining residency for U.S.C.G. documented boats which apply for commercial and sport oyster boat licenses. SECTION 70. Amends Section 77.031(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, to change the criteria for determining residency for U. S. Coast Guard documented boats that purchase commercial bay shrimp boat licenses. "Home Port" is deleted and replaced with the address shown for the boat owner or other criteria established by the Commission on the documentation papers. SECTION 71. Amends Section 77.033(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, to change the criteria for determining residency for U. S. Coast Guard documented boats that purchase commercial bait-shrimp boat licenses. "Home Port" is deleted and replaced with the address shown for the boat owner or other criteria established by the Commission on the documentation papers. SECTION 72. Amends Section 77.035(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, to change the criteria for determining residency for U. S. Coast Guard documented boats that purchase commercial gulf shrimp boat licenses. "Home Port" is deleted and replaced with the address shown for the boat owner or other criteria established by the Commission on the documentation papers. SECTION 73. Amends Section 77.0361, Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set the license year for all licenses authorized by Chapter 77 (shrimp-related licenses) and to set transitional period fee amounts. Also eliminates the obsolete transition period language for commercial bay shrimp licenses in Section 77.0361(b). SECTION 74. Amends Section 78.002(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to allow the commission to set the license year for all licenses authorized by Chapter 78 (mussel and clam-related licenses) and to set transitional period fee amounts. SECTION 75. Amends Section 78.003(e) and (f), Parks and Wildlife Code, to eliminate the restriction on license year period for mussel and clam-related licenses. SECTION 76. The following Sections of Parks and Wildlife Code are repealed: Sec. 11.056(c), Sec. 42.011, Sec. 46.004(d), Sec. 46.006(c), Sec. 46.009, Sec. 46.010, Sec. 46.011, Sec. 46.012, Sec. 50.002(c), Sec. 71.013, and Sec. 78.002(f). SECTION 77. Effective dates. SECTION 78. Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE In Section 3 of the substitute a provision is added that will not allow the commission to set any collection or issuance fees, for license deputies at amounts less than those in effect on June 1, 1995. Section 19 of the original bill, which dealt with license fee for hunting cooperatives, is deleted in the substitute. In Section 19 of the substitute, new language is added to provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year. In Sections 23, 26, and 29 of the substitute, new language is added that provides for a stamp term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year. In Section 50 of the substitute, subsection (a) is amended to allow the commission to issue more than one type of license under this subsection. In addition, the substitute amends subsection (b) by deleting the reference to $5. Section 51 of the substitute, also allows for the issuance of more than one type of license and deletes the reference to $7, in subsection (b). The language in Section 60 of the original bill was permissive, this is changed in the substitute. The substitute also adds new language to this Section that provides for the fees set for combination licenses or license packages to be less than fees for individual licenses that are combined to make up the combination licenses and packages. The substitute adds a new Section 69 that amends Sec. 76.104(e) and (f), Parks and Wildlife Code, relating to commercial oyster boat license. Sections 70, 71 and 72 of the substitute are also new sections. Section 70 amends Sec. 77.031(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, relating to commercial bay shrimp boat license. Section 71 amends Sec. 77.033(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, relating to commercial bait-shrimp license. Section 72 amends Sec. 77.035(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, relating to commercial gulf shrimp boat license. Section 77 (a) of the substitute is changed to make all sections of the bill effective immediately. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION H.B. 2216 was considered by the Committee on State Recreational Resources in a public hearing on March 29, 1995. The committee considered a complete substitute for the bill. The following persons testified neutrally on the bill: Andy Sansom representing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Paul Israel representing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; and Jayna Burgdorf representing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The bill was left pending. H.B. 2216 was considered by the Committee on State Recreational Resources in a public hearing on April 12, 1995. The committee considered a complete substitute for the bill. Three amendments were offered to the substitute. Three of those amendments were adopted without objection. The substitute as amended was adopted without objection. The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into the substitute. The bill was reported favorably as substituted, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.