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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a pilot program for the purpose of |
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controlling certain predatory animals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Extension service" means the Texas A&M AgriLife |
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Extension Service. |
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(2) "Predatory animals" means coyotes and feral hogs. |
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SECTION 2. PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The Parks and Wildlife |
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Department and the extension service jointly shall create and |
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administer a pilot program to make grants for the control of |
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predatory animals to a county or a nonprofit organization located |
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or operating in a county that: |
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(1) has a population less than 3,000; |
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(2) contains a state natural area; and |
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(3) is adjacent to two counties that border the United |
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Mexican States. |
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(b) The Parks and Wildlife Commission, in consultation with |
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the extension service, shall adopt rules to implement the pilot |
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program, including rules to govern: |
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(1) the qualifications for receiving a grant, |
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including the qualifications for nonprofit organizations; |
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(2) grant amounts; and |
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(3) conditions for the use of grant money. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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2017. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2015. |