Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fifty-Ninth Legislature, Volume 1 Page: 63
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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1965
all the waters of Texas; now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State
of Texas, the House of Representa-
tives concurring, that
(1) The Committee be continued
and shall be authorized to continue
this necessary study, but to extend
over the entire State of Texas and to
include all of the multiple uses of all
of the waters of the State whatsoever,
and the Committee shall be kncwn as
The Legislative Study on Multiple
Use and Pollution of All Waters of
Texas.
The Lieutenant Governor, the
Speaker of the House and the Gov-
enor of Texas shall appoint members
to the Committee as follows: three
(3) Representatives to be appointed
by the Speaker of the House, three
(3) Senators to be appointed by the
Lieutenant Governor of the State,
and five (5) public members to be
appointed by the Governor.
(2) In the conduct of such investi-
gation, the Committee may require,
by use of summons addressed to the
Sheriff of a county and/or the Texas
Department of Public Safety, the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses
and the production of any records, ex-
hibits, correspondence or other docu-
ments or instruments of any kind
whatsoever, relating directly or in-
directly to any matter which the
Committee has authority to investi-
gate under this resolution and for
this purpose the Chairman may sign
such subpoenas, administer oaths, and
receive evidence, instruments, docu-
ments, analytical data, charts, and
maps. Witnesses attending procedings
of the Committee under process shall
be allowed the same mileage and per
diem as is allowed witnesses before
any grand jury in this State.
(3) The Texas State Department
of Health, the Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department, the Texas Water Pol-
lution Control Board, the General
Land Office, the Texas Department of
Agriculture, the Railroad Commis-
sion of Texas, the Texas Water Com-
mission, the Texas Water Develop-
ment Board, all river authorities and
districts, port authorities, any other
subdivision of government, and any
other state agencies or departments
as may be deemed necessary by the
Committee are hereby authorized and
directed to cooperate fully and com-
pletely with the Committee in making
the study and preparation of any
reports; the Committee is authorizedand directed to consult with the Unit-
ed States Department of the Interior,
the Corps of Engineers, the United
States Coast Guard, any other federal
agencies or departments, and any
other state of the United States and
any agency or agencies of such state
considered necessary by the Commit-
tee for the successful conclusion of
the study; and be it further
Resolved, that from the contingent
expense funds of the House and the
Senate equally, the members of the
Committee shall be reimbursed for
their actual expenses incurred in car-
rying out the purposes of this Act,
and other necessary expenses of op-
eration of the Committee shall be
paid from the contingent expense
funds of the House and Senate equal-
ly; and be it further
Resolved, that the testimony given
at any hearing conducted pursuant to
this resolution shall be reduced to
writing and shall be given under oath
subject to the penalties of perjury;
and be it further
Resolved, that the Committee shall
report in writing, and file a signed
copy of the same with the Governor
of the State of Texas, the Lieutenant
Governor of the State of Texas, and
the Speaker of the House of the State
of Texas not later than 30 days after
the convening of the next Regular
Session, and that copies of such re-
port shall be distributed to each memn-
ber of the Senate and House.
KRUEGER
HARRINGTON
COLE
REAGAN
HERRING
DIES
CREIGHTON
WORD.
On motion of Senator Krueger and
by unanimous consent the reading of
the resolution was dispensed with and
the resolution was considered im-
mediately and was adopted.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 10
Senator Richter offered the follow-
ing resolution:
S. C. R. No. 10, Providing for the
appointment of a Poet Laureate and
alternate Poet Laureate of the State
of Texas.
Whereas, There is a close connec-
tion between the long growth of civili-
zation and the development of litera-
ture; and63
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