House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock - 67th R.S. (1981)
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and the members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report of the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Biofuels | Cotton production | Exports | Rural economic development | Statutory revision | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 ag83 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [32 pages File size: 851 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the feasibility of establishing foreign market trade missions and offices in other countries for the purpose of marketing Texas agricultural products and promoting agricultural exports. * | |
| 2. | Examine operations under the new Agricultural Code to ascertain if substantive changes were indeed incorporated into the non-substantive items rewritten in the Code. Work with the Texas Legislative Council in identifying areas which may need substantive changes. | |
| 3. | Study the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Determine the number of people served, services provided, etc. | |
| 4. | Review the manner in which alcohol manufacturing processes are permitted and regulated by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and other agencies with similar responsibilities. Stay abreast of new technology in field of alcohol fuel production. | |
| 5. | Study the commercial potential of guayule, the desert shrub which was the nation's major source of rubber during World War II. | |
| 6. | Study cotton warehousing in Texas with specific attention to alleged delays in service by the industry, the status of domestic and foreign markets, and the adequacy of current law as it deals with cotton warehousing. | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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