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This bill modifies Tennessee's wildlife management reporting requirements by changing the annual deadline for submitting a comprehensive report to legislative committees from January 1 to January 15. Specifically, the bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-5-101(f)(6) to extend the reporting deadline, which means the wildlife resources agency will now have an additional two weeks to compile and submit a detailed report. The required report must include estimated acreage that was closed to recreational hunting and fishing during the previous fiscal year, the reasons for those closures, the estimated acreage opened to compensate for closed areas, and the estimated acreage of new public hunting and fishing lands added. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and provides more flexibility for the wildlife agency in preparing its annual land management report while maintaining transparency about changes to public hunting and fishing lands.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0969&ga=114