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Texas Office of the Governor, Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment:An Inventory of Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment Records at the Texas State Archives, 1969-1977
Agency HistoryThe Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, before 1972 known as the Interagency Natural Resources Council, served to coordinate the environmental stewardship of several state agencies and consisted of the Texas Air Control Board, the Texas Industrial Commission, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Texas Highway Department, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Water Quality Board, the Texas Water Rights Commission, and a representative of the Texas Governor's Office. Staff was provided by the Division of Planning Coordination within the Governor's Office. The council was directed by the 62nd Texas Legislature to work with appropriate state agencies to delineate their role and responsibilities in establishing a comprehensive policy concerning coastal lands. The Legislature also directed the council to investigate the feasibility of applying procedures of resource analysis developed by the Coastal Resources Management Program (a comprehensive study done by the Division of Planning Coordination of the state's submerged lands, beaches, islands, estuaries, and estuarine areas) to other areas of the state. The council met in open session at least once every quarter and reported periodically to the Legislature. (Sources include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 3rd (1970) and 4th (1972), eds.) Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the RecordsThe Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, before 1972 known as the Interagency Natural Resources Council, served to coordinate the environmental stewardship of several state agencies and consisted of the Texas Air Control Board, the Texas Industrial Commission, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Texas Highway Department, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Water Quality Board, the Texas Water Rights Commission, and a representative of the Texas Governor's Office. Records are a 1969 program guideline for a comprehensive coastal resources plan for the Texas gulf coast region; reports, 1970-1973, on Texas coastal zone resources including water, minerals, wildlife, health issues, waste management, the impact of electric power stations, transportation, tourism and recreation, and the creation of a hydrologic data bank; and a 1977 final report of the agency's Mitigation Committee concerning the minimization of negative environmental impact by public and private development projects. To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Restrictions on UseMost records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Technical RequirementsNone. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation(Identify the item), Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment records, Texas Office of the Governor. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Accession InformationAccession number: 2005/163 These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on July 28, 2005. Processing InformationRebecca Romanchuk, September 2006 Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Records
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