HBA-NIK H.B. 2731 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2731
By: Turner, Bob
State Recreational Resources
3/21/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Health and Safety Code allows a commissioners court to pay a
bounty to a person who destroys a predatory animal.  However, the current
law sets a cap of $20 on the amount of the bounty unless a higher amount is
approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  The cost of hunting
predatory animals has risen, causing a demand for higher bounties.  H.B.
2731 removes the $20 cap for bounties.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 825.031(c), Health and Safety Code, to delete
the provision that a bounty paid under this section may not exceed $20 for
each animal unless approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.