By: Harris of Tarrant, Barrientos, RossonS.B. No. 583

(In the SenateFiled March3,1993; March3,1993, read first time and referred to Committee on International Relations, Trade, and Technology; March25,1993, reported favorably; April13,1993, recommitted to Committee on International Relations, Trade, and Technology; April14,1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 2; April14,1993, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE VOTE

Yea Nay PNV Absent

Truan x

Barrientos x

Bivins x

Brown x

Carriker x

Harris of Tarrant x

Lucio x

Rosson x

Wentworth x

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the inclusion of mountain lion in the definition of game animals.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION1.Subsection (a), Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)The following animals are game animals: mule deer, whitetailed deer, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, mountain lion, gray or cat squirrels, fox squirrels or red squirrels, and collared peccary or javelina.

SECTION2.The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

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Austin, Texas

April14,1993

Hon. Bob Bullock

President of the Senate

Sir:

We, your Committee on International Relations, Trade, and Technology to which was referred S.B. No.583, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.

Truan, Chairman

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Name:John Herron x Representing:TxParksWildlife Dept.

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Name:Harold Oates x Representing:TxParksWildlife Dept.

City:Austin

Name:Ed Small x Representing:TxSWCattleRaisers Assn.

City:Austin

Name:Robert B. Cook x Representing:TxParksWildlifeDep

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Name:Scott Royder x Representing:Sierra Club

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Name:Vann Adamson x Representing:Self

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Name:Dede Armentrout x Representing:NationalAudubonSociety

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Name:Steve Walker x Representing:FronteraAudubonLRGUSierra

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Name:Harold Irby x Representing:Self

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Name:Gary Hayden x Representing:Sierra Club

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Name:Isabella Mohr x Representing:Sierra Club

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