(a) Using the shrimp management plan required by Section 77.007 and the research conducted under Section 77.004, the department shall comprehensively study shrimp resources, including the shrimp population, and the shrimp industry. The study shall analyze:
(1) the status of the shrimp population in coastal water, including the size and projected growth of shrimping beds;
(2) the economic health of the shrimp industry;
(3) the status of conservation measures, including department regulations and license buybacks; and
(4) the status of marine resources and habitats affected by shrimping.
(b) In conducting the study, the department shall solicit and consider input from:
(1) the public;
(2) the shrimp industry;
(3) other businesses affected by the shrimp industry;
(4) any other persons interested in marine resources; and
(5) the comptroller regarding economic data.

Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 77.005

  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.

(c) The department shall report on the status of the study to:
(1) the commission;
(2) the presiding officer of each house of the legislature; and
(3) the committees of each house of the legislature that have primary oversight jurisdiction over the department.
(d) The department may repeat the study and report as necessary to adequately regulate the shrimp industry and to preserve shrimp resources.
(e) The commission shall base policies and rules relating to shrimping on the results of the most recent study completed under this section.

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