** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 

PLACE:       JHR 120 
CHAIR:       Rep. Tracy King 

HB 3689        Cortez
Relating to the appeal of rates charged for water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities.

HB 2716        King, Tracy O.                                         
Relating to recommendations made by the Parks and Wildlife Department and intervention by the Parks and Wildlife Department in matters regarding certain permits.

HB 1606        Talarico                                              
Relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal of dams by the Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District.

HB 2368        Morales Shaw                                          
Relating to the participation by local governments in water quality control measures.

HB 2990        Morales Shaw                                          
Relating to a requirement to make certain environmental and water use permit applications available online.

HB 3717        Burns                                                 
Relating to the sale of a water or sewer utility system by a municipality without an election.

HB 3079        Larson                                                
Relating to procedural requirements for the review of a contractual rate charged for the furnishing of raw or treated water or water or sewer service.

HB 2652        Larson                                                
Relating to establishing an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interaction.

HB 4036        Walle                                                 
Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.

HB 3476        Schofield                                             
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

HB 1570        Paddie                                                
Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

HB 3619        Bowers                                                
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit.

HB 1926        Wilson                                                
Relating to the extension of water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities at the request of a developer.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c390

Bills added after last posting:

HB 2716

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 3972

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of this notice.

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