By: Brimer, et al. S.B. No. 573
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 573:
 
  By:  HilderbranC.S.S.B. No. 573C.S.S.B. No. 573  Hilderbran C.S.S.B. No. 573
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an interim study concerning the breeding of
white-tailed and mule deer in this state.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  (a) A select interim committee is created to
study the practice of breeding white-tailed and mule deer in this
state. The committee's study must include, but is not limited to,
an examination of:
             (1)  the operation of breeding facilities in this
state;
             (2)  whether any barriers exist that prevent the
breeding industry from operating in the most efficient, effective
manner;
             (3)  whether any opportunities exist that could improve
or enhance the breeding industry in this state; and
             (4)  responsibility for disease control and associated
issues of liability and indemnification.
       (b)  The committee consists of the following 10 members:
             (1)  three members appointed by the lieutenant
governor, two of whom must be senators and one of whom must be a
nonelected individual who holds a permit under Subchapter L,
Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code;
             (2)  three members appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives, two of whom must be representatives and
one of whom must be a nonelected individual who holds a permit under
Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code;
             (3)  three members appointed by the governor, one of
whom must be a nonelected individual who holds a permit under
Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, and the other
members shall not be employed by a governmental entity; and
             (4)  one member appointed by the chair of the Parks and
Wildlife Commission who is not employed by a governmental entity.
       (c)  The members of the committee shall elect a presiding
officer from among its members.
       (d)  The committee shall convene at the call of the presiding
officer.
       (e)  The committee has all other powers and duties provided
to a special or select committee by the rules of the senate and
house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government
Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees on
administration.
       (f)  From the contingent expense fund of the senate and the
contingent expense fund of the house of representatives equally,
the members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for
expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act in
accordance with the rules of the senate and house of
representatives and the policies of the senate and house committees
on administration.
       (g)  Not later than February 1, 2009, the committee shall
report the committee's findings and recommendations to the
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
and the members of the 81st Legislature.
       (h)  Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of
this Act, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the governor shall appoint the members of the
interim committee created under this section.
       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.