House Committee on State, Federal, and International Relations - 68th R.S. (1983)

Committee:	House State, Federal, and International Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the members of the 69th Legislature : interim report of the Committee on State, Federal & International Relations, Texas House of Representatives.
Subjects:	Border economy | Border issues | Fisheries | Immigration | Mexico | Shrimping industry | Undocumented immigrants | Water rights | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.68 st30
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View report [87 pages  File size: 2,289 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 30.
2.	To investigate the possibilities of initiating agreements or permits for Texas shrimpers to harvest in Mexico's Exclusive Economic Zone; explore basis for expansion into other commercial fisheries agreements.
3.	To study the effect of the continuing Mexican Peso devaluations on the economies of the Texas border areas; devise a contingency plan, in cooperation with other border states, to stimulate border area economy in the event of future economic problems in Mexico.
4.	In cooperation with the House-Senate Joint Committee on Water Resources, study the possibility of developing state water resources through the importation of water from bordering states, and explore riparian rights between those states and Texas.
5.	To study the effects of the proposed Simpson-Mazzoli Act on the Texas border area and its economy.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House State, Federal, and International Relations
Title:	Notices of public hearing
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1801.9 ST30 68
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View document [3 pages]

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