Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Issues covered are the PUC's lack of regulatory tools, need for statutory changes, transfer of regulatory oversight over water and wastewater utilities, unnecessary reporting requirements, and the necessity of the continuation of the PUC.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Spock, Karl; Beverly, Eric; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Some issues are: greater transparency by removing conflicts of interest and a change of the agency name, an increase in the cap on the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund, increase in the Pipeline Safety Fee, Commission to need Statutory Direction to Improve its Enforcement Processes, cease the Commissions promotion of propane, more oversight on interstate pipelines, and implement better procedural safeguards for mineral owners.
Date: November 2012
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joey & Wood, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Information Resources & Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Information Resources & Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Information Resources and the Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Tripp, Amy; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Martin, Ken; Hartley, Cee; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Facilities Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Facilities Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Facilities Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Ninaud, Christian; Johnson, Emily; Shurtleff, Sean; Roberson, Dawn & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History