Senate Committee on Natural Resources - 70th R.S. (1987)

Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 71st Legislature / Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects:	Aquaculture \| Artificial reefs \| Beaches \| Coastal erosion \| Coastal protection \| Colonias \| Cotton production \| Drinking water \| Environmental protection \| Exotic species \| Fish \| Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. \| Fishing \| Insects \| Land conservation \| Natural resources conservation \| Offshore structures \| Property rights \| Rivers \| Sewer service \| Solid waste disposal \| Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Program \| Texas Open Beaches Act \| Water conservation \| Water rights \| Water supplies \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.70 n219
Session:	70th R.S. (1987)
Online version:	View report [158 pages File size: 5,126 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Initiate an interim study of a statewide artificial reef plan and further study various uses of abandoned oil and gas rigs. Give careful consideration to reef design, preparation, and component grouping and spacing, siting, and fisheries resource management and analyze and compare biological effectiveness, cost factors, and long-term benefits for various design options and preparation techniques.
2.	Review proposals for a protection system for Texas rivers, similar to the federal Wild and Scenic rivers program. *
3.	Study current efforts to control the boll weevil in Texas, including integrated pest management (IPM) programs. *
4.	Review the problems associated with colonias; make recommendations for legislative action to halt the growth of illegal subdivisions and to provide water and sewer service to existing developments. *
5.	Study the issues associated with aquaculture and fish farming. *
6.	Study coastal erosion; consider the advantages, disadvantages and economic impacts of beach erosion control methodologies. *
7.	Review the definitions of wetlands used by state and federal government agencies. Study the potential impact on wetlands management of the definition used in the Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory project. *
Supporting documents
Committee:	Senate Natural Resources
Title:	SR 624, 70th Leg.
Library Call Number:	SR 624
Session:	70th R.S. (1987)
Online version:	View document [3 pages File size: 811 kb]

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

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