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TPWD is seeking your feedback on proposed MLDP regulation changes that would establish a fee for participation and clarify existing program provisions. The proposed fee amendment is as follows:
Harvest Option
- $30 fee for each management unit within a property that is enrolled in the Harvest Option (HO), provided the property is not part of an aggregate acreage enrolled in the MLDP;
- $30 fee for each aggregate acreage enrolled in the HO;
Conservation Option
- $300 fee for the first management unit of each property enrolled in the Conservation Option (CO) plus a $30 fee for each additional management unit of a property enrolled in the CO;
- $300 fee for each aggregate acreage enrolled in the CO;
- $30 fee for each management unit of a wildlife management association or cooperative enrolled the CO.
The proposed regulation changes are available for review in the Dec. 6 edition of the Texas Register. The public comment period is open through January 23, 2020, when the TPW Commission will meet to vote on adopting these changes.
Comments should be submitted via the department’s website at https://www.tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment/ or in person during the TPW Commission meeting January 23, 2020 at 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744. Comments on the proposed changes may also be submitted to Alan Cain by phone at (830) 480-4038 or email alan.cain@tpwdtexas.gov.
