78R19309 JSA-D
By: Chisum H.R. No. 1720
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 78th
Legislature, That Rule 3, Sections 1 and 21, of the permanent rules
of the House of Representatives of the 78th Legislature are amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK. The committee shall have
seven members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) agriculture, horticulture, and farm husbandry;
(2) livestock and stock raising, and the livestock
industry;
(3) the development and preservation of forests, and
the regulation, control, and promotion of the lumber industry;
[and]
(4) problems and issues particularly affecting rural
areas of the state; and
(5) the following state agencies: the Department of
Agriculture, the Texas Animal Health Commission, the State Soil and
Water Conservation Board, the Texas Forest Service, the Office of
South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, the Office
of Chief Apiary Inspector, the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Food
and Fibers Commission, the State Seed and Plant Board, the State
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Texas Veterinary Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory, the Produce Recovery Fund Board, the Texas
Structural Pest Control Board, the board of directors of the Texas
Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., the Office of Rural
Community Affairs, and the Texas Animal Damage Control Service.
Sec. 21. LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. The committee shall
have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining
to:
(1) the management of public lands;
(2) the power of eminent domain;
(3) annexation, zoning, and other governmental
regulation of land use; and
(4) [problems and issues particularly affecting rural
areas of the state; and
[(5)] the following state agencies: the School Land
Board, the Board for Lease of University Lands, the Coastal
Coordination Council, [the Office of Rural Community Affairs,] and
the General Land Office.