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By:  Armbrister                                                 S.C.R. No. 56 



SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature and the Parks and Wildlife 
Department have traditionally recognized the private landowner as 
the primary steward of our state's natural resources and have 
provided increased flexibility for wildlife management on private 
lands; and
	WHEREAS, In order to preserve wildlife habitat or "wild land" 
use, the private landowner must receive economic benefit and 
continued flexibility in managing natural resources; and
	WHEREAS, The traditional family farm or ranch in Texas is in 
danger of no longer being profitable, leading ultimately to the 
extinction and loss of our rural culture; and
	WHEREAS, Deer, the most managed big game species in Texas, 
provide aesthetic and economic benefits to landowners on private 
property; and
	WHEREAS, These private properties require strict control of 
deer herd numbers and demographics as a means to protect the 
resource from depletion and waste while allowing the landowner to 
achieve management goals; and
	WHEREAS, The Parks and Wildlife Department has appointed the 
White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee to review current deer 
regulations and statutes and make recommendations to the department 
on appropriate actions; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby direct the White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee to address 
how habitat relates to the ecological diversity of the state and to 
study the role of the wildlife biologist in the development of 
management plans and in the utilization of suitable management 
practices, including population goals and control, yearly census 
data, supplemental feeding and food plots, and genetic management; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature direct the White-tailed 
Deer Advisory Committee to study current deer management permits to 
determine how to provide flexibility and economic incentives for 
private landowners in preserving wildlife habitat; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature direct the White-tailed 
Deer Advisory Committee to meet with the members or staff of the 
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, the members or staff of the 
House Committee on State Cultural and Recreational Resources, and 
the staff of the Parks and Wildlife Department on a quarterly basis 
and to report findings from each meeting to the chairman of the 
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, the chairman of the House 
Committee on State Cultural and Recreational Resources, and the 
chairman of the Parks and Wildlife Commission; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 
copy of this resolution to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of 
the house of representatives, the chairman of the Senate Natural 
Resources Committee, the chairman of the House State Cultural and 
Recreational Resources Committee, and the executive director of the 
Parks and Wildlife Department.