HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  3:00PM or upon adjournment,
             Wednesday, April 2, 1997

PLACE: E2.010, Capitol Extension

CHAIR: Rep. David Counts

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To consider the following:


HB 666            Krusee
Relating to authorizing certain municipal utility districts to
repair and maintain streets and to issue bonds and use bond
proceeds for that purpose.

HB 1998            Lewis, Ron
Relating to statewide water conservation initiatives.

HB 2154            Solis
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to
provide grants of financial assistance from the water loan
assistance fund to irrigation districts.

HB 2333            Lewis, Ron
Relating to certain fees related to water quality.

HB 2463            Moffat
Amending Chapter 51, Texas Water Code; authorizing certain water
control and improvement districts to divide into more than two
districts after an election; authorizing certain water control and
improvement districts, after an election, to adopt road district
powers and county development district powers; authorizing lease
purchase contracts; authorizing the addition of lands by certain
districts; containing other provisions and declaring an emergency.

HB 2563            Cook
Relating to limiting the time within which certain water districts
are required to hold confirmation elections.

HB 2567            Clark
Relating to the renewal of permits for wastewater treatment
facilities issued by Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission.

HB 2595            King
Relating to notice of service connections provided by certain
utilities.

HB 2688            Cook
Pertaining to the execution of documents on behalf of certain water
districts.

HB 2689            Cook
Relating to estimates of, and delinquent assessments for,
maintenance and operating expenses in certain water districts.

HB 2919            Stiles
Relating to the powers and the board of directors of the Lower
Neches Valley Authority.

HB 3059            King
Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal facilities.

HB 3291            Bailey
Relating to performance bonds for on-site sewage disposal systems.




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