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Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Abandoned oil wells | Air pollution | Air pollution control technology | Economic development | Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. | Federal funds | Hazardous substances | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan | Wastewater management |
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Session:	87th R.S. (2021)
Online version:	View report [28 pages  File size: 1,043 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following: HB 1680, 87th R.S. relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government; HB 4472, 87th R.S. relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP); and SB 900, 87th R.S. which updates performance and safety standards for chemical storage vessels.
2.	Evaluate the allocation of TERP funds for effective air pollution reduction programs. Review which existing programs are over or under-subscribed and identify unrealized opportunities that would further program goals.
3.	Review recent passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law No. 117-58), specifically funds that may bolster efforts to clean up polluted sites and plug wells and how federal funds can be used to complement state efforts on well plugging and pollution clean-up.
4.	Monitor newly adopted and proposed federal regulations that could directly impact economic development, manufacturing, and industrial activities that fall within the jurisdiction of the committee, including regulations adopted or proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Committee meeting testimony, April 26, 2022
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Session:	87th R.S. (2021)
Online version:	View document [8 pages  File size: 113 kb]
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, May 25, 2022
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Session:	87th R.S. (2021)
Online version:	View document [9 pages  File size: 115 kb]
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Aerospace industry | Air pollution | Air quality | Carbon dioxide | Clean Air Act | Economic development | Economic development incentives | Electric power plants | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Environmental permits | Environmental protection | Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. | Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on | Ground level ozone | Oil fields | School districts | Spaceports | SpaceX | State administrative hearings | Tax incentives | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan | Theft |
Library Call Number:	L1836.84 N219E
Session:	84th R.S. (2015)
Online version:	View report [155 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Implementation of Federal Regulations: Study the impact and identify challenges Texas faces implementing proposed federal Environmental Protection Agency regulations, including, but not limited to the Clean Power Plan, Reduction of Methane & Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from oil and gas facilities, Ozone standards, Regional Haze, and Waters of the U.S. Make recommendations for legislative or constitutional action the committee considers necessary.
2.	Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP): Study and make recommendations regarding the use of Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP) funds, including reducing air emissions from mobile sources in response to changes in ozone standards.
3.	Economic Development: Evaluate the effectiveness and necessity of programs and resources currently used to support economic development in Texas. Make recommendations regarding continuation of effective strategies, modification of existing administrative or regulatory barriers, and the reduction or elimination of ineffective programs.
4.	Expedited Permitting: Evaluate the permitting process in Texas and neighboring states and make recommendations for eliminating unnecessary barriers and expediting the process to ensure that the regulatory process is consistent and predictable.
5.	ERCOT/PUC Electricity Issues: Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. In this oversight and monitoring, the committee should: 1) identify and recommend opportunities to streamline programs or services and enhance grid safety while maintaining the mission of ERCOT and PUC and their programs; and 2) identify barriers ERCOT or PUC may have in their governance that may be appropriate to improve or eliminate.
6.	Oil Field Theft: Study and make recommendations for solving the oil field theft problems facing Texas, including identifying the proper mechanisms for increasing enforcement effectiveness.
7.	Monitoring Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development during the 84th R.S. and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor the following: 1)Legislation relating to Texas aerospace incentives; 2) Expedited permitting; and 3) Electric utility rate adjustments.
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Administrative Hearings, State Office of | Air pollution | Carbon dioxide | Coal-fired power plants | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Electric utilities | Electricity supplies | Environmental permits | Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. | Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on | Manufacturing | State administrative hearings |
Library Call Number:	L1836.83 en89
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View report [39 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the environmental permitting processes at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), specifically the contested-case hearing process at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) and the timelines associated with the process. Study the economic impact that the state's permitting processes have on Texas manufacturing sectors and how neighboring states' and the federal permitting processes and timelines compare to those in Texas.
2.	Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.
3.	Review the Environmental Protection Agency's newly proposed Clean Power Plan to determine the potential impact the proposed federal rule would have on Texas. Specifically, the Committee should examine how the proposed emissions reductions would impact the reliability of the state's electricity generation, the potential impact on the price of retail electricity and its affordability, and the potential impact on the economic development of the state. Additionally, the Committee should review the state's renewable energy and energy efficiency standards to determine if they are capable of contributing to meeting any proposed emissions reductions and determine what changes, if any, to these policies could help facilitate meeting the proposed emissions reductions.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, September 29, 2014 (Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan)
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Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View document [101 pages  File size: 3,803 kb]
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, September 30, 2014 (Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan)
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Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View document [190 pages  File size: 18,577 kb]
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Interim Report - Air Quality
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air pollution control technology | Air quality | Arsenic | Barton Springs | Edwards Aquifer | Electric power plants | Mercury | Surface water pollution | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan | Water conservation | Water planning | Water quality management | Water quality protection zones |
Library Call Number:	L1836.80 N219i
Session:	80th R.S. (2007)
Online version:	View report [165 pages  File size: 1,439 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review Texas' current air emissions inventory and evaluate the need for additional data to enhance or improve the inventory. Review current federal, state and local incentive programs related to emissions reductions and recommend improvements.
2.	Study and assess the use of advanced control technologies for the reduction of point source pollution emissions, including, but not limited to: Identifying state-of-the-art pollution control technologies; Identifying facilities which could benefit from state-of-the-art control technologies; Identifying mechanisms for implementing state-of-the-art controls in Texas; Reviewing the ability of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to regulate the use of pollution control technologies, including possible legislative options to grant, improve, or mandate TCEQ actions to implement state-of-the-art control technologies; and Investigating the use of different approaches or methods in regulating emissions based on geographical/regional locations around the state.
3.	Assess the environmental impact of new electric generation sources and technologies. Collect and evaluate data related to use and conservation of water used in the production of energy. Examine the need to include electric generation facility water needs in regional water plans.
4.	Study and assess issues concerning mercury and arsenic emissions, including, but not limited to: identifying the sources of mercury and arsenic pollution in air and water; investigating the status of drinking water, reservoir, river, estuary, and fish and wildlife mercury and arsenic monitoring programs in Texas; investigating the implementation by TCEQ of the Federal Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) on power plants in Texas; studying the potential costs and benefits of including all coal/lignite burning sources in Texas, not just power plants, into the State's CAMR program; and determining the legislative and regulatory mechanisms and advisability of including all coal/lignite burning sources into the State's CAMR program.
5.	Study the need for regional water quality standards, particularly in the Edwards and Barton Springs recharge zones.
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Interim Report - Air Quality
Library Catalog Title:	The Senate Committee on Natural Resources interim report to the 80th Legislature : state air programs
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air pollution control technology | Air quality | Low-Income Vehicle Repair Assistance Program | Motor vehicle pollution | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 N219ap
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [25 pages  File size: 1,146 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Monitor ongoing efforts to improve air quality in Texas and review development and implementation of the State Implementation Plan. Examine the effectiveness of the Low Income Vehicle Repair and Assistance Program and the Texas Emissions Reduction Program.
Committee:	Senate Border Affairs, Special
Title:	Interim Report - Health
Library Catalog Title:	Health interim report : Texas border health.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Birth defects | Border health | Border Health Institute | Children's Health Insurance Program | Dengue Fever | Dental hygienists | Dentists | Diabetes | Drinking water | Immunizations | Indigent health care | Medicaid | Medicaid application process | Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program, Texas | Medical reimbursements | Medical research | Mental health services | Mosquitoes | Sewer service | Surface water pollution | Texas Center for Infectious Disease | Tire disposal | Tuberculosis | Wastewater management | Water quality management | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 b644h
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [108 pages  File size: 503 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Assess the Border Region's water and wastewater system infrastructure needs and the impact of the lack of adequate water and wastewater systems on health conditions along the Border. The Committee shall develop both short-term and long-term recommendations to address these infrastructure needs.
2.	Assess the health conditions in the Border Region, including childhood diseases and chronic health problems endemic to the Border such as diabetes and tuberculosis. Included in this assessment shall be an evaluation of the utilization of immunization and prevention programs and of collaborative efforts on common health issues between Texas and the Mexican Border States. The Committee shall develop health care strategies to improve Border health conditions and recommendations for their implementation.
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Challenge of meeting federal air standards
Library Catalog Title:	The Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources interim report to the 77th Legislature : the challenge of meeting federal air quality standards.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Emissions | Ground level ozone |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 n219c
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [112 pages  File size: 456 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study the challenges Texas faces in meeting federal air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, and the implications of non-attainment on future economic growth. The Committee shall assess the impact that federal vehicle, fuel, engine, aircraft and other standards have on the state's ability to meet the Clean Air Act requirements. The Committee shall also study the connection between air quality and such related issues as transportation conformity and funding.
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Implementation of SB 7 and SB 766
Library Catalog Title:	The Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources interim report to the 77th Legislature : implementation of SB 7 and SB 766.
Subjects:	Agricultural policy | Agriculture | Air pollution | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Electric utility deregulation | Emissions | Environmental permits | Grandfathered industrial facilities | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Voluntary Emissions Reduction Program |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 n219i
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [44 pages  File size: 564 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Monitor the implementation of the following bills enacted during the 76th R.S.: HB 2, 76th R.S., relating to agriculture and state agriculture policy; and SB 766, 76th R.S., relating to the issuance of certain permits for the emission of air contaminants. The Committee shall also assess, monitor and report on the qualitative and quantitative impacts resulting from the environmental provisions of SB 7, 76th R.S., relating to electric utility restructuring and to the powers and duties of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Public Utility Counsel, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
Committee:	House Energy Resources
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Energy Resources Committee, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Represenatives, 75th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Alternative energy | Energy conservation | Environmental permits | Environmental protection | Natural gas industry | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas | Oil industry | Oil production | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Railroad Commission of Texas | Severance taxes | Tax incentives |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 en27
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [23 pages  File size: 858 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
2.	Study ways to increase energy production in Texas.
3.	Study the issue of "environmental externalities" when granting permits.
4.	Study the effectiveness of severance tax incentives to promote oil and gas production activities.
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Interim report - Interstate ozone
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 75th Legislature : Interstate Ozone Transport Agreement.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. | Ground level ozone | Ozone Transport Assessment Group |
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 n219o
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [22 pages  File size: 1,063 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Monitor the interstate ozone transport agreement currently being developed by the Environmental Protection Agency and study the impact of the proposed agreement on Texas.
Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Environmental Regulation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1994 : a report to the House of Representatives, 74th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Environmental permits | Ground level ozone | Nonattainment areas | Racial discrimination | Real estate development | Solid waste disposal | State agency mandated reports | Zoning |
Library Call Number:	L1836.73 en89
Session:	73rd R.S. (1993)
Online version:	View report [82 pages  File size: 4,772 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the opportunities and impediments to creating special solid waste management districts to provide services to rural communities.
2.	Study preventive measures available to state and local governments that can maintain or enhance air quality conditions in those metropolitan areas in Texas presently meeting the national ambient air quality standards.
3.	Study the state's requirements for the siting of environmentally sensitive facilities and make recommendations to address associated land use compatibility concerns.
4.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including a study of mandated reports to the legislature and legislative agencies. The study should consist of a review of the legislative reporting requirements of all agencies to identify areas where reporting obligations could be streamlined and agency accountability improved. The committee shall make specific recommendations about the continuation, modification or elimination of required legislative reports.
Committee:	House International and Cultural Relations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on International and Cultural Relations interim report, 1994 : a report to the House of Representatives, 74th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Border environment | Border issues | Historic preservation | Historical Commission, Texas | Mexico | North American Free Trade Agreement |
Library Call Number:	L1836.73 c898
Session:	73rd R.S. (1993)
Online version:	View report [58 pages  File size: 2,475 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including a study of mandated reports to the legislature and legislative agencies. The study should consist of a review of the legislative reporting requirements of all agencies to identify areas where reporting obligations could be streamlined and agency accountability improved. The committee shall make specific recommendations about the continuation, modification or elimination of required legislative reports.
2.	Study ways to advance preservation, dissemination and promotion of Texas history.
3.	Review the opportunities for Texas and Mexican legislative and executive offcials to share information in a timely manner on border developments significantly affecting the other side of the border (the construction of the Carbon II lignite plant in Mexico is cited as an example). Recommend mechanisms to achieve appropriate levels of information and coordination on such developments.
Committee:	Joint Environment, Interim
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim Report to the 73rd Legislature / Joint Interim Committee on the Environment.
Subjects:	Agriculture, Texas Department of | Air Control Board, Texas | Air pollution | Air quality | Border environment | Border issues | Clean Air Act | Concentrated animal feeding operations | Emissions | Environmental protection | General Land Office, Texas | Motor vehicle emissions tests | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Railroad Commission of Texas | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | State agencies | State agency performance measures | Surface water pollution | Wastewater management | Water Commission, Texas | Water Development Board, Texas | Water planning | Water quality management | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 en89jr
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [98 pages  File size: 4,851 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the use of funds appropriated for environmental purposes by SB 2, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session and HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session;
2.	Study and monitor the implementation of water and wastewater regulations, including administrative initiatives as well as statutory requirements.
3.	Study environmental issues specific to the Texas-Mexico border region and the potential impact of the proposed free trade agreement between the two nations.
4.	Study issues and identify policy considerations relating to non-point source agricultural water pollution.
5.	Verify the number and status of outputs and outcomes identified in HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, and otherwise determine whether programs that are the focus of study are functioning as planned.
6.	Identify and review agencies' existing performance standards and determine whether the agencies have met, exceeded or failed to meet those standards;
7.	Verify the number of employees in each program that is the focus of study, and monitor and oversee documentation of all agency salary actions, including position reclassifications, merit salary increases and other salary increases resulting from legislative of agency-initiated action.
8.	Monitor implementation of sunset legislation.
9.	Identify specific goals the state must attain by the year 2000 and biennial goals that must be achieved until that time.
10.	The committee shall coordinate its activities with those of the Natural Resources and Consolidation Study established by SB 2, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, and work in conjunction with that study in areas of common responsibility.
11.	The committee shall monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and special Called Sessions that was considered by the standing Senate Natural Resources and House Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committees including legislative mandates; all performance audit review recommendations, adopted or not, and any agency-initiated changes.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Environment, Interim
Title:	Interim report - Livestock and the Environment
Library Catalog Title:	Livestock and the environment: rethinking environmental policy, institutions & compliance strategies : interim report to the Joint Interim Committee on the Environment, 72nd Texas Legsilature.
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 en89jl
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View document [120 pages  File size: 7,224 kb]
Committee:	Joint Environment, Interim
Title:	Committee documentation: daily minutes record
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1803.9 EN89J 1992
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View document [1 pages  File size: 22 kb]
Committee:	House Environmental Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Environmental Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Air Control Board, Texas | Air pollution | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Commercial fishing | Emissions | Environmental protection | Fisheries | Fishing | Fishing licenses | Hazardous waste | Hunting | Hunting licenses | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas | Natural resources conservation | Nonattainment areas | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Shrimping industry | Solid waste disposal |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 en89
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [116 pages  File size: 5,463 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor and review the Air Control Board's implementation of the newly adopted federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and any related state air quality programs.
2.	Study the feasibility of a limited entry system for the shrimp fisheries of Texas.
3.	Study the Parks and Wildlife Department's authority and duties relating to the oversight and regulation of professional hunting and fishing guides and guide services.
4.	Study the use of taxes, product fees and or service fees to support environmental regulatory programs, natural resource conservation, property acquisitions, and capitol improvements.
5.	Study medical waste disposal (in coordination with the Committee on Public Health).
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Environmental Affairs
Title:	Texas Department of Natural Resources: information packet, April 1991, including bill summary, SB 35
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1801.9 EN89 72
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View document [48 pages]
Committee:	Joint Toxic Air Emissions and Greenhouse Effect, Select
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report of the Joint Select Committee on Toxic Air Emissions and the Greenhouse Effect
Subjects:	Air Control Board, Texas | Air pollution | Air quality | Climate change | Emissions | Hazardous substances |
Library Call Number:	L1836.71 t667r
Session:	71st R.S. (1989)
Online version:	View report [101 pages  File size: 4,220 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The committee shall study: (a) the extent and nature of toxic air emissions from industries, small sources, and motor vehicles in Texas; (b) the impact of these toxic air emissions on public health and the environment of the state; (c) the relationship between toxic air emissions, the greenhouse effect, and global warming; (d) the air toxins monitoring program being conducted by the Texas Air Control Board, its effectiveness, and ways in which the program might be expanded or improved; (e) efforts by the Texas Air Control Board and local governments to control toxic air emissions; (f) efforts by Texas industries to reduce toxic air emissions and ways in which state policy and government action might encourage and facilitate such efforts; and (g) changes in the federal air pollution control law being adopted by Congress and modifications in Texas law that may be required to implement these changes.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Toxic Air Emissions and Greenhouse Effect, Select
Title:	Proclamation
Library Catalog Title:	Proclamation
Library Call Number:	L1800.1 p926
Session:	71st R.S. (1989)
Online version:	View document [1 pages  File size: 62 kb]
Committee:	Joint Toxic Air Emissions and Greenhouse Effect, Select
Title:	Committee documentation: daily minutes record
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1836.71 T667
Session:	71st R.S. (1989)
Online version:	View document [1 pages  File size: 23 kb]
Committee:	Joint Clean Air
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the Clean Air Study Committee to the 70th Legislature.
Subjects:	Air Control Board, Texas | Air pollution | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Emissions | Environmental permits | Grandfathered industrial facilities |
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 c58
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Online version:	View report [21 pages  File size: 763 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study facilities that emit contaminants into the air and that have been allowed to operate without permits from the Texas Air Control Board because they were constructed or construction on them was begun before the Board's permitting program was implemented.
2.	Study the issuance of renewable permits.
3.	Study regulation of emissions into the air from ships.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Clean Air
Title:	Background information
Library Catalog Title:	Background information for the Clean Air Study Committee / prepared by the Texas Air Control Board staff.
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 c58b
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Committee:	Joint Clean Air
Title:	Regulation of emissions from ships : background information for the Clean Air Study Committee and summary of hearing Jan. 10, 1986 / prepared by the Texas Air Control Board staff.
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 C58T
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Online version:	View document [82 pages]
Committee:	Joint Clean Air
Title:	Grandfathered facilities - Registration and permitting background information
Library Catalog Title:	Grandfathered facilities : registration and permitting : background information for the Clean Air Study Committee and summary of hearings May 9 and June 20 / prepared by the Texas Air Control Board staff.
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 c58g
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Committee:	Joint Clean Air
Title:	Grandfathered facilities - Listing of facilities
Library Catalog Title:	Grandfathered facilities : summary and listing of facilities registered with the Texas Air Control Board / prepared for the 70th Legislature by the Texas Air Control Board staff.
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 c58gl
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Committee:	House Environmental Affairs
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 Evironmental Affairs.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Clean Air Act | Commercial fishing | Fish | Fishing | Hazardous waste | Hunting | Outdoor recreation | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Radioactive waste | Recycling | Solid waste disposal | State park fees | Trout |
Library Call Number:	L1836.67 en89
Session:	67th R.S. (1981)
Online version:	View report [319 pages  File size: 9,605 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Secure accurate statistics on the availability of redfish and trout.
2.	Monitor the initiation of the Texas Low-Level Waste Authority; suggest any changes in the laws passed during the 67th legislative session.
3.	Study the feasibility of repealing all hunting and fishing laws that are not under the Uniform Regulatory Act.
4.	Study the need to extend the financing of the Local Park Fund.
5.	Monitor the drafting of the 1982 Implementation Plan for Harris County and monitor changes in the Federal Clean Air Act.
6.	Review the fees and charges levied by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to determine if the department should be given the authority to set reasonable and necessary fees in appropriate areas.
7.	Conduct a study in cooperation with the appropriate state agencies and the private sector to determine the feasibility of implementing laws to govern the placement of toxic and chemical waste facilities.
8.	Study the desirability or necessity of state legislation restricting the placement of garbage transfer stations or landfills in close proximity to residential areas, schools, churches, parks, playgrounds, etc. Alternative methods of garbage disposal should be investigated.
9.	Study the potential environmental safety problems involved in the use of underground injection wells for the disposal of hazardous wastes.
Committee:	House Energy Resources
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report of the Committee on Energy Resources, Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Coal mining | Coal-fired power plants | Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, Texas | Energy policy | Mexico | Mining | Municipal annexation | Municipalities | Natural gas leases | Oil leases |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 en27
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [155 pages  File size: 5,579 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Thoroughly review the research grants both quantitatively and qualitatively awarded by the Governor's Energy Advisory Council (currently the Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council) to determine the benefits resulting from the expenditures.
2.	Catalog all rules and regulations which exist regarding coal and thereby determine the feasibility of using coal as a boiler fuel.
3.	Explore the feasibility of an energy exchange program between Texas and Mexico considering such resources as coal, natural gas and biomass, etc.
4.	Study the economic impact on the production of oil and gas, as well as state revenue, of the annexation of submerged land by home-rule cities.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Energy Resources
Title:	Summary of Committee Action
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1801.9 EN27 66
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View document [17 pages]
Committee:	Joint Land Use and Environmental Control
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the Committee for the Study of Land Use and Environmental Control to the Sixty-first Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Land use regulations | Noise pollution | Solid waste disposal | Surface water pollution | Water planning | Water quality management |
Library Call Number:	L1836.60 L229
Session:	60th R.S. (1967)
Online version:	View report [60 pages  File size: 6,312 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Pursue further studies of water quality and water uses in all of the waters of Texas and in addition thereto the Committee shall be authorized to study air pollution, noise pollution, and land use throughout the entire State of Texas.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Land Use and Environmental Control
Title:	[Press memo]
Library Catalog Title:	[Press memo]
Library Call Number:	L1836.60 L229P
Session:	60th R.S. (1967)
Committee:	Joint Land Use and Environmental Control
Title:	Testimony, Statements of River Authorities before the Committee for the Study of Land Use and Environmental Control (Brazos River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Lower Colorado River Authority, Red River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority of Texas, San Antonio River Authority, River Authorities Panel of the Texas Water Conservation Association), January 19, 1968; Statement, Railroad Commission of Texas
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1836.60 L229S
Session:	60th R.S. (1967)
Online version:	View document [68 pages  File size: 25,886 kb]

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