House Committee on Transportation - 66th R.S. (1979)

Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the 67th Legislature / Transportation Committee, House of Representatives ; 66th interim study report.
Subjects:	Air transportation | Highway construction | Highway finance | Litter | Mass transit | Railroad crossings | Semi-trailer trucks | Traffic safety |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 t687
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [224 pages  File size: 10,203 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 66th Regular Session of the Legislature. Procedures suggested for this purpose during the last interim are recommended. The agencies include: Civil Air Patrol Commission; Texas Railroad Commission (partial); Department of Public Safety (partial - Traffic Law Enforcement Division); Department of Highways and Public Transportation; Texas Aeronautics Commission; Texas Motor Vehicle Commission; Texas Transportation Institute.
2.	Examine the present uses of the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission's Public Mass Transit Fund and explore incentives that will encourage cities to develop systems and programs through the use of these monies.
3.	Evaluate the design plan for implementing the State Airport Development Fund administered by the Texas Aeronautics Commission.
4.	Review the administration of highway contract construction funds and suggest ways to expedite utilization of these funds.
5.	Determine the extent to which the economy and public safety of Texas citizens are affected by litter and spills from trucks and other motor vehicles operating on Texas highways.
6.	Study the railroad crossing situation in Texas to determine the jurisdiction over railroad crossing safety.
7.	Study the merits and demerits of deregulation of the trucking industry in terms of both interstate and intrastate implications.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Public Transportation Fund
Library Catalog Title:	Public Transportation Fund / Texas House Committee on Transportation.
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 t687p
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Railroad crossing safety
Library Catalog Title:	Railroad crossing safety in Texas : prepared by Lisa Pennington.
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 r132p
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	List of subcommittees
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1801.9 T687 66
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View document [1 pages]
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Public Mass Transit Fund Study Report
Library Catalog Title:	Public Mass Transit Fund Study Report / Texas House Committee on Transportation.
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 t687pm
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)

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