Beach Study - 61st R.S. (1969)
| Committee: | Joint Beach Study | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Pollution vs. The People | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Pollution vs. the people : an analysis of the performance of Texas State agencies in protecting the environment, with an explanation of proposed legislation for an active role for concerned citizens; joint report of the Interim Committees on Pipeline Stud | |
| Subjects: | Beaches | Coastal erosion | Coastal protection | Environmental protection | Texas Open Beaches Act | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 p66 | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View report [101 pages File size: 8,182 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Make a study of problems peculiar to the various coastal lands and waters of Texas. | |
| 2. | The report of the special committee shall cover the following subjects; (1) Clarification of the rights of ingress, egress, and enjoyment which are reserved to the public by the Open Beaches Act. (2) A statutory framework for development of state and local beach parks with facilities available to the public; (3) Increased safeguards for the protection of state-owned submerged lands, including a thorough investigation into the use now being made of submerged lands already sold or leased by the state; (4) Analysis of the success of the legislative recommendations passed by the 61st Legislature upon the recommendations of the Interim Beach Study Committee in 1969; and (5) Such other related matters as in the opinion of the interim committee should be included in such report so as to facilitate the development of Texas beaches as public recreational areas and to further their development for the benefit for the people of Texas. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Joint Beach Study | |
| Title: | Transcript, February 10, 1970 (per p. 56 of transcript and Galveston Daily News, "Beach Study Unit Hears City Slam," February 11, 1970, pp. 1-A and 6-A) | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 B352M 1 | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View document [59 pages File size: 25,823 kb] | |
| Committee: | Joint Beach Study | |
| Title: | Transcripts and Testimony, March 26 and May 18, 1970 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 B352M | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View document [192 pages File size: 91,383 kb] | |
| Committee: | Joint Beach Study | |
| Title: | Transcript, Joint Hearing of Interim Committees on Pipeline Study and Beach Study, June 3, 1970 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 P66M 6/3/1970 | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View document [98 pages File size: 3,865 kb] | |
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