Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature Page: 21
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agricultural, forestry, industrial, and prepare and perfect a long term plan
all other commercial industries and or program for the progressive devel-
the general welfare of the citizens of opment of the State, and to revise
this State, by creating a governmental same from time to time, to accord
agency to be known as the State with changed conditions; that it shall
Planning and Industrial Development give due consideration to the proper
Commission; providing that the Com- conservation of the natural resources
mission shall consist of nine (9) mem- of the State, the most suitable uses
bers, three (3) of whom shall be the therefor, and to the betterment of
State Highway Engineer, the Chair- the social and economic condition of
man of the Board of Water Engi- its people and industries; and provid-
neers, and the Secretary of State, ing that it shall make inquiries and
respectively, of the State of Texas; surveys concerning the physical, so-
and six (6) of whom shall be ap- cial and economic resources and needs
pointed by the Governor, one (1) of of the State; and to the problems of
whom shall be experienced in agri- agriculture, industry, and population,
culture, one (1) to represent labor, and formulate plans and recommen-
one (1) familiar with forestry, and dations as to the development, utili-
one (1) familiar with industrial prob- zation and preservation of the State's
lems of the State; providing for the resources, which will be helpful to
establishment, government, and pro- agriculture, labor, mining,' manufac-
cedures of the Commission; provid- turing, industry, the transportation of
ing for the qualification of the mem- persons and goods, the conservation
bers of the Commission, for the offi- of forests, soil, waters, minerals,
cers of the Commission and their game, and all other resources of the
terms of office; prescribing the rights, State, and for the adequate provision
powers, functions, and duties of the for the future population of the State;
Commission; providing for the meet- providing that it shall promote the
ings of the Commission and the place 2ivic, industrial, and commercial in-
of meetings; defining the term com- terest of the State, and particularly,
mission; requiring the adoption of to attract new industries to the State,
rules and regulations for the trans- .nd make surveys of industrial op-
action of business; and the keeping portunities and needs within the
of records of its proceedings; the ap- State, and formulate a program as a
pointment of employees; and for con- basis upon which may be predicated
tracting for technical services, and a sound State policy for promoting
the acceptance of funds which may be new industrial enterprises in the
available for the use of the Commis- State; that it shall prepare a pro-
sion; providing for the payment of gram of State and National adver-
actual expenses incurred by members tising of the civic, industrial and com-
of the Commission in the discharge of mercial opportunities, plans and rec-
official duties; requiring the Commis- ommendations herein provided; and
sion and each member to file a sworn that it shall cooperate with the Gov-
itemized statement of their expendi- ernor and Legislature by furnishing
tures with the Legislature and the such information and research service
Governor each biennium; declaring a as they may request; that it shall co-
legislative policy and intent; mak- operate with the various State De-
ing an appropriation; providing a partments and agencies with a view
saving clause, and declaring an emer- toward coordination of all develop-
gency." ment plans related to State activi-
Referred to Committee on State ties; that it shall assemble, prepare,
Affairs. and maintain an up-to-date file of
Affairs. base maps of the State; providing
that the Commission shall cooperate
By Senator Brownlee: with county and municipal agencies
S. B. No. 16, A bill to be entitled for the purpose of assisting county
"An Act amending Chapter 33, Acts and municipal planning and zoning,
of the Regular Session of the Forty- and with public and private agencies
fourth Legislature of the State of within this State, or adjoining States,
Texas, approved March 16, 1935; pro- and with the National Resources
viding that the Texas Planning Board, Committee, and other Federal agen-
created by said Act, shall hereafter cies on matters concerning the wel-
be known as the 'State Planning and fare of this State; providing that it
Industrial Development Commission'; shall make and file with the Governor
providing that the Commission shall and the Legislature, at the end ofA
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