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14 Document(s) [ Subject: Railroads ]
| Committee: | House Transportation | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Alternative fuel vehicles | Border economy | Border issues | Coronavirus | Electric vehicles | Federal funds | Freight | Highway finance | International trade | License plates | Motor Vehicles, Texas Department of | Ports | Railroads | Ships and shipping | Texas Mobility Fund | Transportation planning | Trucking | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.87 T687 | |
| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View report [74 pages File size: 2,966 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the impact that trade across the Texas-Mexico border has on the Texas economy. Consider the impact of the recent increase in border migration on transnational trade, including its effects on the communities along the border, points of entry, and access by Texas businesses to supplies, labor, materials, and markets in Mexico. (Joint charge with Committee on International Relations & Economic Development) | |
| 2. | Review the ongoing development of federal laws, rules, and regulations associated with the distribution of the federal pandemic recovery funds, including reporting requirements, and make recommendations to the House Committee on Appropriations for use of the funds to respond to the Texas-Mexico border crisis. | |
| 3. | 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:
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| 4. | Complete study of assigned charges related to the Texas-Mexico border issued in June 2021. | |
| 5. | Study current and future transportation needs and consider improvements to ensure that Texas is adequately planning for the state's population growth forecasts. Evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation projects and investment decisions. | |
| 6. | Study the impacts that increased federal funding, formula changes, and new programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will have on state transportation projects. Evaluate strategies to ensure Texas communities can maximize receipt of federal grant funds. | |
| 7. | Study the impact of the increasing sale and use of electric and alternatively fueled vehicles on revenue predictions for the state highway fund. Recommend a road use revenue equalization methodology to create fairness and parity between gasoline, electric and alternatively fueled vehicles. | |
| 8. | Study policies impacting truck transportation, a key link in the supply-chain, including utilizing state property and right-of-way for natural gas fueling stations and truck parking, the potential shortage of drivers and sellers of commercial trucks, the shortage of truck parking options to accommodate hours of service regulations, and ways to reduce border crossing wait times. Examine regulatory and statutory impediments to connected vehicle and autonomous technologies aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of trucking in Texas. | |
| 9. | Examine the ability of the state’s seaports to promote the public purposes of state economic growth, diversification, and commerce through development of port-owned properties within their boundaries. Review the investments needed for Texas ports to remain competitive in handling increased cargo volumes and ensuring a resilient supply chain. | |
| Committee: | House Transportation | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Amtrak | County government | Freight | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | Highway finance | Highway maintenance | Highway planning | Highways | Light rail transit systems | Mass transit | Motor vehicle registration | Motor vehicle safety inspections | Motor Vehicles, Texas Department of | Municipalities | Natural gas fields | Panama Canal | Ports | Railroads | Rural areas | Semi-trailer trucks | Tax increment reinvestment zones | Traffic | Traffic safety | Transportation planning | Transportation, Texas Department of | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 T687 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [0 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate actions by state agencies under the committee's jurisdiction to increase transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Consider the cost-saving outsourcing of technologies and recently developed practices, such as the conversion of roadways, used by the Department of Transportation designed to demonstrate savings. Identify and make recommendations on the credibility and effectiveness of these goals. | |
| 2. | Monitor the usage of state funds by the Texas Department of Transportation for improving road quality in areas impacted by Energy Sector activities. | |
| 3. | Evaluate the status of Texas's port system, including a review of the structure and operations of the Maritime Division of the Texas Department of Transportation. | |
| 4. | Evaluate the status of passenger and freight rail in Texas, including a review of the structure and operations of the Rail Division of the Texas Department of Transportation. | |
| 5. | Review the state of our current transportation infrastructure outside of the five most populous areas. Explore future needs of our infrastructure and make recommendations to ensure long-range sufficiency. | |
| 6. | Monitor the implementation of the "Turn-Back Program" by the Texas Department of Transportation, specifically its fiscal impact to municipalities and taxpayers. | |
| 7. | Examine county authority to utilize tax increment financing and transportation reinvestment zones to fund transportation projects. | |
| 8. | Monitor and review the efforts of the Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Texas Technology Task Force (TTTF). The TTTF shall study emerging transportation, communication, and computing technologies and determine physical infrastructure and system components that TxDOT or other state departments would need to provide to enable selected technologies. The task is to be completed by TTTF as directed by SB 1, 83rd R.S., item 44, Article VII-31. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Technology) | |
| 9. | 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. | |
| Committee: | House Transportation | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Transportation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Air transportation | Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority | Automobile dealers | Automobiles | Border crossings | Border issues | Border transportation | Burlington Northern Santa Fe | Counties | Electricity transmission and distribution | Electronic surveillance | Eminent domain | Federal funds | International trade | Land use regulations | Ports | Railroads | Rental companies | Rights of way | State budgets | Transportation planning | Transportation, Texas Department of | Underground utility lines | Union Pacific | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 T687 | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [63 pages File size: 12,744 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the regulation of utilities by the Texas Department of Transportation relating to utility access along the edge of the road right-of-way and placement of utility facilities along public road rights-of-way. Recommend strategies for the Public Utility Commission and the Department of Transportation to deliver assets of value to the state. | |
| 2. | Study the relationship between Texas Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration and other federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security. Review the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding process for airports, and capacity needs for commercial and private demands. Examine further needs with regard to private and public airports. | |
| 3. | Examine the transportation planning coordination of land use, including planning for large transportation corridors. | |
| 4. | Research and study the permissibility of rental care companies to sell used rental motor vehicles on credit union premises and other locations not continuously used for the conduct of used rental motor vehicle sales. Analyze comparative laws from other states permitting such sales by rental car companies on premises other than those owned by the rental car companies. | |
| 5. | Consider the rail relocation needs of the major metropolitan areas of Texas. Identify possible funding sources. | |
| 6. | Study the economic infrastructure of the state's main trade corridors with special emphasis on the ability to enhance trade and transportation through increased use of technology. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Border and International Affairs) | |
| 7. | Study the current border and coastal transportation infrastructure and any enhancements needed to meet gorwing international trade and economic development. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Border and International Affairs) | |
| 8. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | Senate Transportation and Homeland Security | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the 80th Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Animal diseases | Border crossings | Border issues | Child car seats | County courthouses | Driver licenses | Driving while intoxicated | Emergency management | Federal funds | Highway finance | Highway rest areas | Highways | Historic preservation | Homeland security | Official designations | Operation Linebacker | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Railroad crossings | Railroads | Real ID Act | Rights of way | Safe Routes to School Program | Semi-trailer trucks | Traffic safety | Transportation Enhancement Program | Transportation planning | Truck inspection stations | Underground utility lines | Undocumented immigrants | USA Patriot Act | Wright Amendment | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 In5hs | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [294 pages File size: 21,985 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study and make recommendations for updating the state's overweight truck fees. Include an analysis and recommendations relating to the distribution of fees collected. | |
| 2. | Monitor the impact of federal actions regarding the Patriot Act on homeland security activities in Texas. Make recommendations for statutory changes required to implement federal legislation and improve the efficiency of the process. | |
| 3. | Study the implementation of SB 9, 79th R.S., relating to homeland security, and make recommendations to enhance its effectiveness. Focus on implementation of provisions relating to mutual aid, including the need for a statewide compact, agricultural inspection stations, the health alert network, radio and computer interoperability and the protection of drinking water and of vital infrastructure. Assess the feasibility of establishing and operating a statewide public building mapping information system for state-owned buildings. | |
| 4. | Study and make recommendations relating to the Texas Department of Transportation's ability to build, maintain, and relocate rail facilities. Monitor and report on the Departments ability to efficiently contract and provide funding for rail facility construction. | |
| 5. | Evaluate and make recommendations relating to the naming of state highways and the criteria which should be followed in order to name a highway after a natural person. Include an analysis of criteria used in other states. | |
| 6. | Study and make recommendations relating to the Texas Department of Transportation's programs designed to increase safety on all state transportation facilities. | |
| 7. | Monitor ongoing federal, state and local efforts along the Texas Mexico border to combat criminal activity and prevent illegal border crossings. Study other border state activities in regard to the safety, efficiency and security of border crossings. Include an assessment of the impact of security measures on trade and vehicular and pedestrian commerce. | |
| 8. | Study and make recommendations relating to the relocation of utilities from state owned right-of-way, including an assessment of the costs of relocations, possible funding sources and methods to decrease delays associated with relocation. Joint Charge with Senate Business & Commerce Committee. | |
| 9. | Review the process by which the Texas Department of Transportation Commission allocates funds to the districts through the Allocation Program. Include a description of all scoring mechanisms used in making allocations of resources and make recommendations for maximizing the use of these funds to meet Legislative objectives. Joint Charges with Senate Finance Committee. | |
| 10. | Review the process by which the Texas Department of Transportation Commission determines which federal funding sources should be implemented to comply with funding reductions mandated by Congress. Assess the Commission's options for determining how projects that were to be funded out of these reduced revenue sources will be funded this biennium. Joint Charges with Senate Finance Committee. | |
| Committee: | House Rural Development, Select | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Select Committee on Rural Development, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | County roads | Economic development | Farm-to-market roads | Railroads | Rural areas | Rural health care | Rural issues | Rural population | Rural schools | Telecommunications infrastructure | Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 r88 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [92 pages File size: 5,357 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Conduct a comprehensive study of all issues pertaining to the current and future viability of rural areas and small cities and towns in Texas. The committee shall develop plans to maintain and improve the economic, social and cultural life of rural Texans. | |
| 2. | Studies shall include rural industries, transportation, telecommunications, environmental and natural resource issues, health and human needs, housing, and any other matters substantially affecting the quality of life in rural Texas. | |
| 3. | Report should recommend both short-term and long-term strategic changes in state policy, rules and regulations. | |
| Committee: | Senate State Affairs | |
| Title: | Charge 1 Intermodal transportation | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Committee on State Affairs report to the 77th Legislature : charge 1, intermodal transportation. | |
| Subjects: | GARVEE bonds | Highway finance | Motor fuels taxes | North American Free Trade Agreement | Railroads | Toll roads | Transportation | Transportation bonds | Transportation infrastructure | Transportation, Texas Department of | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 st29a 1 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [99 pages File size: 1,593 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the state's intermodal transportation planning efforts with an emphasis on NAFTA-related trade corridors and their impact on both metropolitan and rural areas of the state. The Committee shall address all modes of transportation including highways, farm-to-market roads, turnpikes, mass transit, aviation, railroads and water traffic. The Committee shall determine whether the state is maximizing federal funding levels, and evaluate alternative and innovative methods of transportation funding and develop recommendations for their use. The Committee shall coordinate study of this issue with the Special Committee on Border Affairs. The final preparation of the report will be the responsibility of the State Affairs Committee. | |
| Committee: | Senate North American Free Trade Agreement, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | A report to the 76th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Affordable housing | Border counties | Border economy | Border health | Border issues | Border transit corridors | Border transportation | Colonias | Employment | Environment | Environmental protection | Interstate Highway 35 | Job training programs | Literacy | Local Workforce Development Boards | North American Free Trade Agreement | Railroads | Traffic | Transportation | Transportation infrastructure | Unemployment | Water quality management | Water supplies | Workforce | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 n811 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [163 pages File size: 12,556 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the impact of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the Texas economy and determine how different segments of the economy are affected. | |
| 2. | Determine how NAFTA has affected employment and identify any employment losses or gains. Assess how the state's workforce programs have responded to any employment changes and make any necessary recommendations to improve that response. | |
| 3. | Assess the impact NAFTA is having on the state's infrastructure, including but not limited to transportation, education, housing, the environment and health and human services. | |
| 4. | Develop a statewide strategic response plan to the effects of NAFTA in Texas which identifies available and needed resources at the local, state and federal level and provides for a coordinated response. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | SR 721 | |
| Library Call Number: | SR 721 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View document [3 pages File size: 650 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | SR 723 | |
| Library Call Number: | SR 723 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View document [3 pages File size: 670 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Rail Passenger Service in Texas, House Joint | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Preliminary report of the Joint Committee to Study Rail Passenger Service in Texas to the Texas State House of Representatives. | |
| Subjects: | Mass transit | Railroads | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 r132 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [166 pages File size: 5,843 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study all aspects of rail passenger service in Texas with specific emphasis on its feasibility, projected usage, cost to public and private sectors, and the steps necessary to begin implementation of a program should the Committee's conclusion be that a system is feasible. In its study, the Committee should make diligent use of private sector sources such as the banking industry, engineering firms, energy consortiums, municipal governments, and others. The Committee shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations to be presented to the 68th Legislature. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim study report of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural labor | Agriculture | Agriculture, U.S. Department of | Alternative energy | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Aquaculture | Biofuels | Brucellosis | Cotton production | Forestry | Grain elevators and warehouses | Livestock | Migrant labor | Railroads | Undocumented immigrants | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 ag83 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [90 pages File size: 3,324 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study grain marketing practices, to determine if Texas producers can improve their positions in the marketplace. | |
| 2. | Study the procedures used in forward contracting and the commodities futures market to determine the need for bonding provisions. | |
| 3. | Review all import and export laws relating to livestock and agricultural produce and determine the need, if any, for closer scrutiny of the importation of certain commodities. | |
| 4. | 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 laws as it deals with cotton warehousing. | |
| 5. | Study the current status of laws relating to agricultural labor relations, including the issue of illegal alien labor, and recommend needed changes. | |
| 6. | Determine if state efforts are needed to preserve forest land, to promote conservation of both soil and forest crops, and to improve timber production. | |
| 7. | Review all available information concerning nonresident alien ownership of agricultural land with consideration to establishing a register of alien property owners in Texas. A determination of the effects of alien ownership on the local and state economy should also be made. | |
| 8. | Investigate the discontinuation of service by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail lines in the Texas Panhandle; to study the economic impact of the loss of rail transportation on industry of the area and the state; and to determine if any actions can be taken to insure the continued transportation of agricultural commodities to market by rail. | |
| 9. | Continue the cataloging of information on mariculture and determine the economic impact of mariculture on the state. | |
| 10. | Study all available energy resources usable for agricultural production, particularly the development of gasohol, wind, solar, and biomass conversion. Monitor and disseminate information on gasohol plants in operation today, and study alternatives to market by-products of gasohol plants. | |
| 11. | Monitor the activities and assist the Animal Health Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture in matters pertaining to the Texas Brucellosis Program. Review all laws pertaining to livestock and enforced by the Animal Health Commission; codify these laws to delete unnecessary provisions. | |
| Committee: | Joint International and Great Northern Railroad, Investigate the Receivership | |
| Title: | Receivership of the International and Great Northern Railroad | |
| Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
| Subjects: | Bankruptcy | Railroads | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 22nd Leg., 1st C.S. 126 (1892) | |
| Session: | 22nd R.S. (1891) | |
| Online version: | View report [12 pages File size: 792 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Investigate the case of Jay Gould vs. the International and Great Northern Railroad Company in the District Court of Smith county and all the proceedings had and done in said cause and in other courts of the state affecting said railroad company and its receivers. | |
| Committee: | House State Indebtedness to the International and Texas Pacific Railroad Companies | |
| Title: | Majority Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
| Subjects: | Railroads | State government debt | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J of Tex., 13th Leg., R.S. 245 (1873) | |
| Session: | 13th R.S. (1873) | |
| Online version: | View report [3 pages File size: 219 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Investigate the State indebtedness to the International and Texas Pacific railroad companies * | |
| Committee: | House State Indebtedness to the International and Texas Pacific Railroad Companies | |
| Title: | Minority Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
| Subjects: | Railroads | State government debt | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J of Tex., 13th Leg., R.S. 248 (1873) | |
| Session: | 13th R.S. (1873) | |
| Online version: | View report [5 pages File size: 415 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Investigate the State indebtedness to the International and Texas Pacific railroad companies * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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