House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock - 65th R.S. (1977)

Committee Members

Charges

  • A study of the systems and techniques used by grain storage elevators with particular emphasis on safety techniques currently proposed or in operation to prevent explosions and related disasters.
  • Review the procedures involved in the importation and exportation of livestock.*
  • A study of the power of eminent domain as it relates to land use for agricultural purposes.
  • A study and evaluation of alternate sources of energy for agricultural use and production.
  • A comprehensive evaluation of the current and projected problem areas encountered in developing both a healthy economic climate conducive to commercial mariculture and a viable market for the products of such ventures. The scope of the study shall include, but not be limited to, the problems of issuance of permits, taxation, economics of operations, market development, and the underutilization of current resources.
  • 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:
    Department of Agriculture
    Animal Health Commission
    Soil and Water Conservation Board
    Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
    Texas Agriculture Experiment Station
    Texas Agriculture Extension Service
    Texas Forest Service
    Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service
    Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
    Natural Fibers and Food Protein Committee
    The Structural Pest Control Board
    Cooperative Meat Inspection

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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