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| 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. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | SR 719 | |
| Library Call Number: | SR 719 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View document [4 pages File size: 1,047 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Interim update - redfish, hazardous waste, coastal annexation, marine traffic safety, energy, and marine accretion, August 10, September 10, and November 16, 1981 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 N219 67 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View document [19 pages] | |
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 67th Legislature / Senate Natural Resources Committee. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Alternative energy | Automobiles | Electric utility rates and charges | Energy conservation | Energy policy | Fuel conservation | Hazardous waste | Natural disasters | Natural gas utility rates and charges | Ports | Radioactive waste | Ships and shipping | Solid waste disposal | Wind energy | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 n219s | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [262 pages File size: 9,858 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study hazardous waste and toxic waste disposal in Texas; access the risk that existing toxic waste sites pose; review current waste disposal and waste management laws, and make recommendations. * | |
| 2. | Study all aspects of the regulation of the disposal of uranium mill tailings; the problem of the disposal of low-level radioactive waste and problems concerning the disposal of toxic industrial waste. | |
| 3. | Study the hazards affecting the Texas coastal areas and the Gulf of Mexico, including hazards such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, subsidence, erosion and ground faults. * | |
| 4. | Investigate ways to reduce the risk of maritime accidents, and better manage shipping in or near Texas ports. * | |
| 5. | Investigate ways in which the state can encourage energy conservation and energy efficient construction practices. * | |
| 6. | Study the obstacles to developing solar energy and wind energy resources, and suggest possible legal or regulatory changes which would promote the use of solar and wind energy sources. | |
| 7. | Review the methods used for rate design, and the impact of rate structure on energy production and energy use. | |
| 8. | Suggest ways that the state could reduce use of gasoline and other fuel for transportation. * | |
| 9. | Investigate future demands of agriculture, and suggest legislative alternatives to encourage the growth of agricultural production. * | |
| 10. | Analyze Texas laws' impact on small-scale hydroelectric development and recommend possible legislative action. * | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Bills Referred to Committee | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 N219 66 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View document [25 pages] | |
| Committee: | House Housing of Artifacts Found Off Padre Island | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | A report to the House of Representatives of the 62nd Legislature / by the House Interim Study Committee on the Housing of Artifacts found off Padre Island. | |
| Subjects: | Historic preservation | Historical monuments | Museums | Ships and shipping | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 H817 | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View report [72 pages File size: 2,691 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Work with the eventual custodian of the Spanish treasure in arranging for its display appropriately near the site where the discovery was made, either in the existing museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, or in a new museum established at the site of the discovery on land which has already been tendered to the State of Texas as a gift for this purpose. | |
| 2. | The Committee shall also direct that markers be placed at the actual site of the sunken ships, so that tourists visiting the museum may see them and the area will become second only to the Alamo as a tourist attraction. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Housing of Artifacts Found Off Padre Island | |
| Title: | Transcript, Museum for Spanish Treasure Committee [January 9, 1970] | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.61 H817M 1/70 | |
| Session: | 61st R.S. (1969) | |
| Online version: | View document [25 pages File size: 62,123 kb] | |
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