S.B. No. 573
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to an interim study concerning the breeding of
  white-tailed and mule deer in this state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  A select interim committee is created to
  study the practice of breeding white-tailed and mule deer in this
  state. The committee's study must include, but is not limited to,
  an examination of:
               (1)  the operation of breeding facilities in this
  state;
               (2)  whether any barriers exist that prevent the
  breeding industry from operating in the most efficient, effective
  manner;
               (3)  whether any opportunities exist that could improve
  or enhance the breeding industry in this state; and
               (4)  responsibility for disease control and associated
  issues of liability and indemnification.
         (b)  The committee consists of the following 10 members:
               (1)  three members appointed by the lieutenant
  governor, two of whom must be senators and one of whom must be a
  nonelected individual who holds a permit under Subchapter L,
  Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code;
               (2)  three members appointed by the speaker of the
  house of representatives, two of whom must be representatives and
  one of whom must be a nonelected individual who holds a permit under
  Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code;
               (3)  three members appointed by the governor, one of
  whom must be a nonelected individual who holds a permit under
  Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, and the other
  members shall not be employed by a governmental entity; and
               (4)  one member appointed by the chair of the Parks and
  Wildlife Commission who is not employed by a governmental entity.
         (c)  The members of the committee shall elect a presiding
  officer from among its members.
         (d)  The committee shall convene at the call of the presiding
  officer.
         (e)  The committee has all other powers and duties provided
  to a special or select committee by the rules of the senate and
  house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government
  Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees on
  administration.
         (f)  From the contingent expense fund of the senate and the
  contingent expense fund of the house of representatives equally,
  the members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for
  expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act in
  accordance with the rules of the senate and house of
  representatives and the policies of the senate and house committees
  on administration.
         (g)  Not later than February 1, 2009, the committee shall
  report the committee's findings and recommendations to the
  lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
  and the members of the 81st Legislature.
         (h)  Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of
  this Act, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
  representatives, and the governor shall appoint the members of the
  interim committee created under this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 573 passed the Senate on
  March 28, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 11, 2007, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 573 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 8, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0,
  two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor