Thursday, May 14, 2009

Endangered Species Task Force Advances

Today the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee reported SB 2534 by Wentworth favorably. The Senate passed the bill with a 31-0 vote on May 7th.

SB 2534 would create an interagency task force on economic growth and endangered species to "assist" landowners in mitigation for endangered species and "facilitate" the state and local governments' implementation of endangered species regulations. The task force's first assignment would be to create an advisory committee for the Camp Bullis area in Bexar County.

Unfortunately Texas Wildlife Association, Comptroller Susan Combs, Texas Watershore Management Foundation, Texas Farm Bureau, Bexar County Commissioners Court, Texas Association of Builders, and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association are on record for this bill.

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