Sec. 83.016. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The plan participants shall appoint a citizens advisory committee to assist in preparing the regional habitat conservation plan and the application for a federal permit.
(b) At least four members or 33 percent of the citizens advisory committee, whichever is greater in number, must own undeveloped land or land in agricultural use in the regional habitat conservation plan area. A landowner member may not be an employee or elected official of a plan participant or any other local, state, or federal governmental entity.
(c) Not later than the 90th day after the initial identification of the proposed preserve system for the regional habitat conservation plan, the plan participants shall appoint one additional landowner, who owns land within the proposed habitat preserve system, to the citizens advisory committee. The additional landowner member must comply with Subsection (b).
(d) The commission shall appoint one representative to the citizens advisory committee. The commission's representative is a voting member of the committee.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves
Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements
Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions
Section 83.013. Authority of Department or Political Subdivision
Section 83.014. Limitation of Powers
Section 83.015. Biological Review; Criteria
Section 83.016. Citizens Advisory Committee
Section 83.017. Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
Section 83.018. Preserve Acquisition
Section 83.019. Notice and Hearing Requirements
Section 83.020. Grievance With Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan