House Committee on Energy Resources - 66th R.S. (1979)
Committee Members
- Joe C. Hanna, Chair
- Richard C. Slack, Vice Chair
- Tom Martin, Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters
- Bill Coody
- Tom Craddick
- Jay Gibson
- Fred Head
- Ed Mayes
- James Nowlin
- Mary Polk
- Albert Price
Charges
- Thoroughly review the research grants both quantitatively and qualitatively awarded by the Governor's Energy Advisory Council (currently the Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council) to determine the benefits resulting from the expenditures.
-
Catalog all rules and regulations which exist regarding coal and thereby determine the feasibility of using coal as a boiler fuel.
- Explore the feasibility of an energy exchange program between Texas and Mexico considering such resources as coal, natural gas and biomass, etc.
- Study the economic impact on the production of oil and gas, as well as state revenue, of the annexation of submerged land by home-rule cities.
-
Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 66th Regular Session of the Legislature. The agencies include:
Railroad Commission of Texas (partial)
Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.