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Committee:	House Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Animal diseases | Commercial fishing | Commission on the Arts, Texas | County courthouses | Economic development | Economic development incentives | Endangered species | Film Commission, Texas | Film industry | Fisheries | Fishing licenses | Heritage tourism | Historic preservation | Historical Commission, Texas | Outdoor recreation | Oysters | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | State parks | Swine | Texas Heritage Trails Program | Texas Main Street Program | Texas Music Office | Tourism | Video games |
Library Call Number:	L1836.83 R245
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View report [66 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Develop a long-term plan to incorporate land that has been donated or sold to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department into our state park system.
2.	Evaluate the Texas Film Commission and the Texas Music Office to determine their effectiveness in economic development in Texas. Determine how the offices can better collaborate with local economic development entities and state agencies to further the economic development goals of the state.
3.	Examine the viability of including the commercial oyster industry in the Commercial Fishing License Buyback Program at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
4.	Examine current statutes and rules to determine any necessary enhancements that can assist in the eradication of feral hogs by using practical solutions and effective eradication techniques. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock)
5.	Monitor the implementation of HB 3279, 83rd R.S. regarding the protection of seagrass plants.
6.	Examine the economic impact of cultural, recreational, or tourism grants provided by the state, including any economic development grants related to cultural, recreational, or tourism industries, heritage tourism, courthouse restoration, and historic district revitalization.
7.	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 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:	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 Environmental Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	A compilation of interim reports to the sixty-sixth legilative session, Texas House of Representatives.
Subjects:	Air Control Board, Texas | Aquaculture | Clean Air Act | Commercial fishing | Fisheries | Fishing | General Land Office, Texas | Outdoor recreation | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Recycling | Solid waste disposal | State parks |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 h816 2
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [78 pages  File size: 3,886 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	A study of developing federal policies regarding park development, and explore a multigovernmental approach to park development and operation.
2.	A study of the saltwater fishing industry in order to enhance the environment for the production, harvesting, and marketing of aquatic products and to safeguard the Texas fishing and tourist industries.
3.	Oversight responsibility of agency expenditures and related transactions. This function shall encompass a review and monitoring of all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 65th Regular Session of the Legislature, to wit: Air Control Board General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board Parks and Wildlife Department Board of Managers of Texas State Railroad
4.	A study of the public and private involvements in resource recovery operations.

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