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8 Document(s) [ Subject: Agricultural loans ]
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- Committee:
- House Agriculture and Livestock, 87th R.S. (2021)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural Finance Authority, Texas | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Food supplies | Invasive species | Nuisance abatement | Retail industry | Swine | Zoning |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.87 Ag86
- Description:
- [34 pages File size: 3,858 kb]
- Charges:
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- 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 2089, 87th R.S., relating to the detection and mitigation of plant pests and diseases;
- SB 1, 87th R.S., Rider 27 (Department of Agriculture), which relates to determining methods to increase the number of grocery stores in food deserts; and
- SB 1, 87th R.S. Rider 28 (Department of Agriculture), which relates to the Experimental Use Program for feral hog abatement.
- Study the access of the state’s agricultural industry to available capital through loans, grants, or other sources. Make recommendations to ensure the agricultural industry has sufficient access to available capital, as well as how the Texas Department of Agriculture can educate farmers, agricultural producers, and others about available sources of capital.
- Study the impact on agricultural operations, including the operations of dairy facilities, of governmental and regulatory requirements and practices including those that prevent or prohibit an activity that is a normally accepted agricultural practice, and make recommendations to facilitate and encourage agricultural and dairy production in the state.
- 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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- Committee:
- House Security Interests in Farm Products, Special, 70th R.S. (1987)
- Title:
- Interim report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Business loans |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.70 se26
- Description:
- [12 pages File size: 521 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study security interests in farm products and determine whether changes are needed in Texas statutes in order to arrive at the most appropriate method for providing protection to purchasers of farm products from secured creditors of the seller as provided by the Food Security Act of 1985; and evaluate the operation of central filing system in states that have such a system.
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- Committee:
- House Security Interests in Farm Products, Special, 70th R.S. (1987)
- Title:
- HR 620, 70th Leg.
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- HR 620
- Description:
- [3 pages File size: 702 kb]
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- Committee:
- House Agriculture and Livestock, 69th R.S. (1985)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural loans | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Brush control | Cotton production | Liens | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | Structural Pest Control Board, Texas | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Water conservation | Water planning | Water supplies |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.69 ag83
- Description:
- [52 pages File size: 2,281 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the effects on agriculture of the water plan enacted in HB 2, 69th R.S..
- Study the efficacy of current commodity buyer registration requirements.
- Study federal and private sources of financing and interagency contracting practices of the State's agricultural agencies.
- Study the State's role in the provision of credit for agricultural enterprises.
- Study the effects of HB 1741, 69th R.S., relating to agricultural liens.
- Study the implementation of the Texas Brush Control Program.
- Monitor all activities and to have budget oversight responsibilities for the following agencies: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Structural Pest Control Board; Texas Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service; Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; Natural Fibers and Food Protein Commission; State Soil and Water Conservation Board; Texas Animal Health Commission; Texas Agricultural Extension Service; Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; Texas Department of Agriculture. *
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- Committee:
- House Natural Resources, 69th R.S. (1985)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural Loan Guaranty Program | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Bond issues | Irrigation | Junior water rights | Occupational licenses | Reservoirs | Water conservation | Water planning | Water rights | Water supplies |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.69 n219
- Description:
- [44 pages File size: 1,356 kb]
- Charges:
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- To study and analyze the effectiveness of techniques employed in promoting the constitutional propositions of HJR 6, 69th R.S., and the concerns of the electorate when voting on major water legislation.
- To study the effectiveness of the pilot agricultural loan program.
- To study the effectiveness of the bond insurance program.
- To study and recommend enabling legislation for an agricultural loan program if the Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds approved by HJR 6, 69th R.S., are approved by the electorate.
- To study the availability of measures to reduce reservoir construction costs to the state and in particular the advisability of enacting legislation to defease outstanding water development bonds.
- To study the need for, and the provisions that should be included in, legislation requiring certification of water and waste analysis.
- To study the availability of water for future appropriation in major basins of the state in light of the Texas Supreme Court's decision in No. C-1620.
- To study the need to define "unappropriated water" and to amend other statutes pertaining to water rights.
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- Committee:
- Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture, 69th R.S. (1985)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Agricultural Finance and Market Development
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural Loan Guaranty Program | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Rural economic development |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.69 ag83s
- Description:
- [23 pages File size: 661 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study agricultural finance and marketing and report findings and recommendations. *
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- Committee:
- Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Agricultural labor | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Explosions | Grain elevators and warehouses | Pesticides | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Water planning | Water supplies |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ag83s
- Description:
- [45 pages File size: 2,772 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the issues of bonding or recovery funds associated with grain elevator storage to ensure commodity producers against possible economic loss.
- Explore the issue of agricultural labor with respect to labor availability and labor relations.
- Study the transportation of agricultural commodities and analyze the effect that transportation rates have upon agricultural profitability.
- Review the measures the state has taken to guarantee that farmers are assured sufficient supplies of water for their crops and livestock.
- Examine the adequacy and timeliness of publicly funded agricultural research and development programs.
- Examine any problems relating to the enabling legislation and administration of the Family Farm and Ranch Security Program.
- Study the current system for bonding of commodity warehouses. Consider the risk of warehouse defaults and the possible effects on depositors. Review proposed methods for guaranteeing 100% protection for commodities depositors *
- Review current state laws regulating pesticides; consider whether additional regulations are needed to protect the health farm workers. *
- Investigate recent grain elevator explosions in Texas and suggest means to reduce the likelihood that such catastrophes will recur.
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- Committee:
- Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- SR 627
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- SR 627
- Description:
- [3 pages File size: 666 kb]
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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