House Committee on Environmental Regulation - 73rd R.S. (1993)

Committee:	House Environmental Regulation
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Environmental Regulation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1994 : a report to the House of Representatives, 74th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Air pollution | Air quality | Environmental permits | Ground level ozone | Nonattainment areas | Racial discrimination | Real estate development | Solid waste disposal | State agency mandated reports | Zoning |
Library Call Number:	L1836.73 en89
Session:	73rd R.S. (1993)
Online version:	View report [82 pages  File size: 4,772 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the opportunities and impediments to creating special solid waste management districts to provide services to rural communities.
2.	Study preventive measures available to state and local governments that can maintain or enhance air quality conditions in those metropolitan areas in Texas presently meeting the national ambient air quality standards.
3.	Study the state's requirements for the siting of environmentally sensitive facilities and make recommendations to address associated land use compatibility concerns.
4.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including a study of mandated reports to the legislature and legislative agencies. The study should consist of a review of the legislative reporting requirements of all agencies to identify areas where reporting obligations could be streamlined and agency accountability improved. The committee shall make specific recommendations about the continuation, modification or elimination of required legislative reports.

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