Senate Committee on Natural Resources - 77th R.S. (2001)

• Title:

  Interim Report - Alternative Fuels

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Alternative energy | Biofuels | Gasoline additives | Recycling | Solid waste disposal |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.77 n219f

  Description:

  [56 pages  File size: 296 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study and make recommendations on the research and use of alternative fuels and fuel additives in Texas. The Committee shall assess the cost-benefit of innovative technology in converting solid and agricultural waste into fuel and fuel additives.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Analysis of State Natural Disaster Efforts

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Emergency Management, Texas Division of | Flooding | Land use regulations | Liability | Natural disasters | Population growth | Property rights | Tropical storms |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.77 n219d

  Description:

  [114 pages  File size: 1,394 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study and evaluate the state's ability to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, coastal flooding and flooding along the state's river basins; assess the extent to which population growth and land use along the coast and the river basins has increased the state's vulnerability to such hazards. The Committee shall make recommendations on the state's flood mitigation program and state coordination with the federal government and political subdivisions of the state.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Colonia Self-Help Grant Program

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Colonias | Drinking water | Wastewater management | Water supplies |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.77 n219c

  Description:

  [56 pages  File size: 10,236 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Monitor the implementation of the colonia water and wastewater self-help grant program established in SB 312, 77th R.S..

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act and Establishment of the Texas Emission Reduction Plan Advisory Committee

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Air pollution control technology | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.77 n219e

  Description:

  [172 pages  File size: 3,083 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Assess current efforts to reduce emissions and comply with standards in the federal Clean Air Act. The Committee should monitor the efforts of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Committee established in SB 5, 77th R.S..

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