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| Committee: | Senate International Relations and Trade | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report : 78th legislative interim | |
| Subjects: | Border crossings | Border environment | Border Environmental Cooperation Commission | Border issues | Colonias | Customs brokers | Drinking water | Exports | North American Development Bank | North American Free Trade Agreement | Sales taxes | Tax administration | Wastewater management | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 In9 | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [131 pages File size: 4,028 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the activities of the U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Program: Border 2012, particularly in reference to the grant program. The Committee shall also monitor the distribution of funds from the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperative Commission, as well as monitoring the activities of the International Boundary and Water Commission. The Committee should make recommendations for efficient use, tracking, and leverage of funds and for effective coordination of state policies relating to the border region. | |
| 2. | Study the implementation of HB 109, 78th R.S., and make recommendations for improvement of the import/export and certification system and for maximization of the tax dollars collected. | |
| 3. | Study trends and issues concerning trade, immigration, and employment along the Border, including the impact of ten years of NAFTA, and make recommendations to enhance economic development and growth. Examine the impact of the US-VISIT program and the Trade Adjustment Act of 2002, and the current transition of oversight of the Border to the to the Department of Homeland Security and make recommendations for improvement in state law, as necessary. | |
| 4. | Study and make recommendations for improving colonias infrastructure, including water services, wastewater services and transportation infrastructure. All recommendations should include an analysis of cost effective alternatives for achieving results and an assessment of current efforts to improve infrastructure. | |
| Committee: | House Business and Commerce | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 69th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives / Committee on Business and Commerce. | |
| Subjects: | Bond issues | Consumer protection | Economic development | Exports | High tech industry | High technology | Municipal bonds | Private activity bonds | School bonds | Workers' compensation | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.68 b964 | |
| Session: | 68th R.S. (1983) | |
| Online version: | View report [7 pages File size: 333 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | To examine current laws and proposed measures from the 68th Session dealing with the sale of health spa memberships and resort time-share vacations to determine if Texas consumers need additional protection. | |
| 2. | To study the level and type of public and tax-exempt debt in Texas compared to other state and the manner in which these programs are authorized and created. | |
| 3. | To consider the changing nature of the Texas economy and whether current economic development activities are responsive to technological changes. Specifically look at export development and whether the Export Development Act of 1982 contains opportunities for action by the State of Texas. | |
| 4. | To consider whether Texas' Workers' Compensation Program should include rehabilitative services. | |
| 5. | To study the state's role in the development and attraction of higher technology industry to Texas. | |
| 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. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Texas House of Representatives, 64th Legislature : to the Speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 65th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Brucellosis | Exports | Fire ants | Food safety | Insects | International trade | Pesticides | Structural Pest Control Board, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.64 ag83 | |
| Session: | 64th R.S. (1975) | |
| Online version: | View report [33 pages File size: 966 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the market for livestock and other Texas' agricultural products. Identify barriers to agricultural exports and international trade. * | |
| 2. | Study federal legislation and appropriations affecting agriculture in Texas. Focus on Brucellosis control programs, the urea labeling law, and the federal meat inspection program. * | |
| 3. | Study the availability of insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and fuels used in agricultural production by Texas producers. * | |
| Committee: | House Agricultural Export | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the House Agricultural Export Committee as authorized under H.S.R. no. 118. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Exports | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 ag83 1974p | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View report [5 pages File size: 169 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study the laws relating to agriculture and livestock and receive testimony of farmers and ranchers and other interested in agriculture, to determine whether or not legislative action is needed to improve the well-being of farmers and ranchers in such a way that the people as a whole will benefit. | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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