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By: Armbrister S.C.R. No. 56
(In the Senate - Filed May 19, 2003; May 22, 2003, read
first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
May 23, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
Nays 0; May 23, 2003, sent to printer.)
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.
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