87R5729 BEE-D
 
  By: Guerra, Raney, Darby H.B. No. 1631
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the requirements for an application for a permit to
  manage wildlife and exotic animals from aircraft; authorizing a
  fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
  Code, is amended by adding Section 43.1055 to read as follows:
         Sec. 43.1055.  MAP SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT APPLICATION. (a)
  In this section, "georeferenced map" means a map image
  incorporating a system of geographic ground coordinates, including
  latitude and longitude and Universal Transverse Mercator
  coordinates.
         (b)  Except as described by Subsection (d), an applicant for
  a permit under this subchapter shall submit with the application:
               (1)  either:
                     (A)  a georeferenced map in a format prescribed by
  the department showing the exact boundaries of the property where
  the management of wildlife or exotic animals is to be performed; or
                     (B)  a map in a format prescribed by the
  department clearly indicating the location and boundaries of the
  property where the management of wildlife or exotic animals is to be
  performed and the fee established by the commission under
  Subsection (c); and
               (2)  a signed, written statement stating that the map
  or georeferenced map provided under Subdivision (1) is true and
  correct.
         (c)  The commission by rule shall establish a fee in an
  amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost of converting a map
  described by Subsection (b)(1)(B) to a georeferenced map.
         (d)  The department shall maintain a record of all maps
  submitted under this section. The department may not require an
  applicant to submit a map of a property for which a map has
  previously been submitted under this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.