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TRAB Timeline of Legislative History 1961 to present

Agendas and Minutes of TRAB Meetings

Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes
February 8, 2013	Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
December 7, 2012	Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda Advisory Board Meeting Agenda	Medical Committee Minutes INUW Committee Minutes Advisory Board Minutes
September 14, 2012	Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda Advisory Board Meeting Agenda	Medical Committee Minutes INUW Committee Minutes Advisory Board Minutes
June 1, 2012	Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda Advisory Board Meeting Agenda	Medical Committee Minutes INUW Committee Minutes Advisory Board Minutes
February 24, 2012	Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda	Meeting Minutes Medical Committee INUW Committee
November 4, 2011	Medical Committee Agenda INUW Committee Agenda Advisory Board Meeting Agenda	Medical Committee INUW Committee Advisory Board Meeting
August 19, 2011	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Interagency Information Committee Medical Committee Waste Committee
June 17, 2011	Agenda	Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2011	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Medical Committee Waste Committee
April 26, 2011	Medical Committee Agenda	Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2011	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Nomination Committee Waste Committee
November 6, 2010	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Medical Committee Waste Committee Nominating Committee
August 14, 2010	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Medical Committee Waste Committee
May 1, 2010	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Executive Committee Interagency Information Committee Medical Committee Waste Committee
February 6, 2010	Agenda	Meeting Minutes Executive Committee Interagency Information Committee Medical Committee Waste Committee
November 7, 2009	Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Advisory Board Medical Committee Agenda	Meeting Minutes Executive Committee Medical Committee Interagency Information Committee
September 12, 2009	Agenda	Minutes
June 13, 2009	Agenda	Minutes
February 28, 2009	Agenda	Minutes
November 22, 2008	Agenda	Minutes
September 13, 2008	Agenda	Meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Ike
June 7, 2008	Agenda	Minutes
February 9, 2008	Agenda	Minutes
October 13, 2007	Agenda	Minutes
July 14, 2007	Agenda	Minutes
April 14, 2007	Agenda	Minutes
January 6, 2007	Agenda	Minutes
October 14, 2006	Agenda	Minutes
August 19, 2006	Agenda	Minutes
June 24, 2006	Agenda	Minutes
February 4, 2006	Agenda	Minutes
December 21, 2005	Agenda for Financial Assurance Committee	Minutes
November 5, 2005	Agenda	Minutes
September 10, 2005	Agenda	Minutes
April 30, 2005	Agenda	Minutes
February 26, 2005	Agenda	Minutes
December 11, 2004	Agenda	Minutes
September 18, 2004	Agenda	Minutes
June 5, 2004	Agenda	Minutes
January 31, 2004	Agenda	Minutes
November 15, 2003	Agenda	Minutes
August 23, 2003	Agenda	Minutes
June 14, 2003	Agenda	Minutes June 2003
January 25, 2003	Agenda	Minutes 1/25/03
October 5, 2002	Agenda	Minutes 10/5/02
July 20, 2002	Agenda	Minutes 7/20/02
June 20, 2002 Executive Committee only	Agenda	see July 02 minutes
April 6, 2002	Agenda	Minutes 4/6/02
January 12, 2002	Agenda	Minutes 1/12/02
November 3, 2001	Agenda	Minutes 11/03/01
July 21, 2001	Agenda	Minutes 7/21/01
April 7, 2001	Agenda	Minutes 4/7/01
January 27, 2001	Agenda	Minutes 1/27/01
November 14, 2000	Agenda for Ad Hoc Committee	Minutes 11/14/00

Correspondence, Resolutions and Reports

TRAB Advisory Statement	TRAB Advisory on Radionuclides in Drinking Water - June 17, 2011	Report
TRAB Oil & Gas Industry Advisory	TRAB Advisory on Overexposures in Oil & Gas Industry	Report
Correspondence to Michael Ford, TRAB Chair	Response from US NRC regarding letter to Dr. Klein concerning changes to training and experience requirements in 10 CFR 35 - August 28, 2007	Letter from US NRC
Correspondence to Dr. Dale E. Klein, US NRC	Regarding to changes to the training and experience requirements in 10 CFR 35 - June 11, 2007	Letter to Dr. Klein
DSHS	Program Report to the Texas Radiation Advisory Board - April 14, 2007	Report
TCEQ	Program Report to the Texas Radiation Advisory Board - April 14, 2007	Report
RRC	Program Report for the Railroad Commission - April 14, 2007	Report
DSHS	Program Report to the Texas Radiation Advisory Board - January 6, 2007	Report
TCEQ	Program Report to the Texas Radiation Advisory Board - January 6, 2007	Report
RRC	Program Report for the Railroad Commission - January 6, 2007	Report
Low Level Waste Processing	Letter to Albert Hawkins regarding Low Level Waste Processing - February 21, 2007	Letter To Hawkins
WCS Petition for Rulemaking	Letter to HHSC	Letter to HHSC
Financial Assurance	Letter financial assurance for licensees	Letter to agencies
Uranium Production	Letter regarding uranium regulation	Letter to agencies
Recommendation to DSHS	Regarding Legislative Appropriation Request for radiation control (concerning need for health physicist classification)	Suggestion and attachment
Correspondence to Representative Wohlgemuth	Regarding organization of radiation control	Suggestions
Correspondence to Commissioner Hawkins	Regarding meeting on reorganization of radiation control	Post meeting letter
Correspondence State Classification Officer	Regarding establishment of Health Physicist Classification	State Classification Officer
Correspondence to Governor	Regarding consequences of reorganizing the radiation control program along functional lines	Governor Perry
Correspondence to Albert Hawkins and Members of the Health and Human Services Transition Oversight Committee	Regarding consequences of reorganizing the radiation control program along functional lines	April 28, 2004 letter Legislative Committee Distribution List
Correspondence to Commissioner Sanchez	Advising Commissioner Sanchez about meetings requested	Commissioner Sanchez
Correspondence to Governor, Commissioner Hawkins, Representative Chisum	Request for meeting to discuss consequences of reorganizing the radiation control program along functional lines For attachment to letter see February 5, 2004 letter on this page	Governor Commissioner Hawkins Representative Chisum
Correspondence to Albert Hawkins	Recommendations transformation - radiation control	Letter February 5, 2004
Correspondence to Governor Perry	Recommendations on health physicists salary, recruitment and retention issues	TRAB letter (attachments not included)
Correspondence to TCEQ	Recommendations low level radioactive waste rules Rule Log No 2003-037-336-WS	TRAB letter and TRAB member comments TCEQ response
Correspondence to legislators	Recommendations on HB 2292 regarding 2 year license renewal	Heflin letter and Wohlgemuth letter
Correspondence to Senator Duncan	Recommendation and volume estimates for low-level radioactive waste	Letter with TRAB recommendation and waste estimates
EPA Radionuclide Rule	Recommendation	Letter to Governor, Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, Texas Delegation and Texas Legislature members regarding EPA's review of the rule. Letter to Governor Letter to Lt. Governor Attachment to the letters is Letter on Drinking Water Rules
Railroad Commission of Texas	Recommendation	Letter with recommendations against adopton of NORM rules
Texas Department of Health	Recommendation	Letter with recommendations to conduct study regarding Radiologic Practitioner Assistants
Subcommittee on Appropriations for Health and Human Services and Senate Finance Committee	Recommendation	Recommendations on appropriations for Bureau of Radiation Control to House and letter to Senate
Board of Medical Examiners - Standing Delegation Orders for Lasers	Recommendation	Letter with recommendations on 22 TAC Chapter 193.11, Proposed Rules, Standing Delegation Orders
Legislative Appropriations Request, Budget, Consolidation, Legislative Initiatives, Exceptional Items	Recommendations	Letters to Texas Department of Health Commissioner, Texas Board of Health, Governor, House Appropriations Committee, Senate Finance Committee, Legislative Budget Board, Homeland Security Task Force, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
Low Level Radioactive Waste	Resolution July 20, 2002	Resolution on Low Level Radioactive Waste
Policy on Stockpiling and Distributing KI	Resolution July 20, 2002	Resolution on Stockpiling and Distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) in Texas for Use in Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies
Regulatory Program for Lasers and IPL - to be considered	Report to be considered	Regulatory Program for Laser and IPL
TNRCC Letter on Drinking Water Rules	Letter to TNRCC Commissioners	Letter on Drinking Water Rules
Advisory on CT Whole Body Screening	"TRAB Advisory on CT Whole Body Screening"	CT Advisory
Staffing and salary issues regarding health physicists	"Radiation Control Program Faces Loss of Radiation Experts and Shortage of Qualified Candidates"	Human capital document and Summary
Staffing and salary issues regarding health physicists	Letters to Board of Health, Appropriations Committee, Senate Finance Committee and House Environmental Regulation Committee	Board of Health and Appropriations Committee and House Environmental Regulation Committee and Senate Finance Committee
NORM rules at Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission	Letter to TNRCC dated July 24, 2001 and reply dated August 17, 2001	normtnrcc.pdf tnrccreply
Low-level radioactive waste management study by TexasNatural Resource Conservation Commission	Letter to Governor Bush, October 23, 2000	LLW Study
Radon and State Regional Water Plan	Letter to Planning Region F, October 23, 2000	Letter to RegionF
Radon and State Regional WaterPlan	Letter to Planning Region K, October 23, 2000	Letter to Region K
Radon	TRAB letter regarding EPA radon rule, Sept. 19, 2000	Sept.19, 2000 letter to governor
Storage of radioactive waste	Recommendation on storage of low-level radioactive waste, April 15, 2000	Storage of LLRW
Radioactive waste	Recommendations to the governor and response from the governor's office (original signed by John Howard) August 1999	Recommendations Response
Food Irradiation Revised 1998	TRAB report - Food Irradiation: The Potential for Texas	Food irradiation
Pantex	Pantex resolution November 1998	Pantex Resolution

Testimony

Hearing, March 25, 2003	Environmental Regulation Committee HB 1567 testimony on low level radioactive waste disposal, TRAB Chair Michael Ford, C.H.P.	Testimony March 25, 2003
Joint Budget Hearing, September 6, 2002	TRAB Testimony on TDH, Bureau of Radiation Control, budget	Testimony September 6, 2002
Texas Board of Health Hearing July 18, 2002	TRAB Testimony on laser regulatory program, Radiation Perpetual Care Fund, technical staff salary	Testimony July 18, 2002
Environmental Regulation Committee April 29, 2002	TRAB Testimony on security of radioactive materials, drinking water and its security, staffing at Bureau of Radiation Control, and low-level radioactive waste site	Testimony April 29, 2002
Environmental Regulation Committee May 3, 2000	TRAB Testimony on BRC's Training Needs	Testimony May 3, 2000
Environmental Regulation Committee May 3, 2000	TRAB Testimony on Low-Level Radioactive Waste	Testimony May 3, 2000

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