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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pilot program to reduce the cost of hunting and |
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fishing licenses for nonresidents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM. The Parks and Wildlife |
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Department shall establish a pilot program in which the department |
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charges a nonresident the same fee as a resident of this state for a |
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hunting or fishing license issued under Chapter 42 or 46, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code. The department shall evaluate the effects of the |
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pilot program on out-of-state tourism related to hunting and |
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fishing. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall |
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prepare a report describing the results of the pilot program. The |
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department shall submit the report to the legislature not later |
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than January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires June 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2017. |