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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an interim study concerning the breeding of |
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white-tailed and mule deer in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) A select interim committee is created to |
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study the practice of breeding white-tailed and mule deer in this |
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state. The committee's study must include, but is not limited to, |
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an examination of: |
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(1) the operation of breeding facilities in this |
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state; |
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(2) the economic impact of the breeding industry on |
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rural communities in this state; |
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(3) whether any barriers exist that prevent the |
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breeding industry from operating in the most efficient, effective |
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manner; |
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(4) whether any opportunities exist that could improve |
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or enhance the breeding industry in this state; and |
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(5) responsibility for disease control and associated |
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issues of liability and indemnification. |
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(b) The committee consists of the following nine members: |
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(1) three members appointed by the lieutenant |
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governor, two of whom must be senators and one of whom must be a |
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permit holder under Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code; |
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(2) three members appointed by the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, two of whom must be representatives and |
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one of whom must be a permit holder under Subchapter L, Chapter 43, |
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Parks and Wildlife Code; and |
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(3) three members appointed by the governor, each of |
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whom must be a permit holder under Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks |
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and Wildlife Code. |
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(c) The members of the committee shall elect a presiding |
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officer from among its members. |
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(d) The committee shall convene at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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(e) The committee has all other powers and duties provided |
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to a special or select committee by the rules of the senate and |
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house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government |
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Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees on |
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administration. |
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(f) From the contingent expense fund of the senate and the |
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contingent expense fund of the house of representatives equally, |
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the members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for |
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expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act in |
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accordance with the rules of the senate and house of |
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representatives and the policies of the senate and house committees |
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on administration. |
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(g) Not later than February 1, 2009, the committee shall |
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report the committee's findings and recommendations to the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the members of the 81st Legislature. |
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(h) Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of |
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this Act, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and the governor shall appoint the members of the |
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interim committee created under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |