HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or upon adjournment
             Wednesday, April 14, 1999

PLACE: E1.010, Capitol Extension

CHAIR: Rep. David Counts

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To consider the following:


HB 1573            Bailey
Relating to the provision of water and sewer service in populous
counties; providing a penalty.

HB 2274            Keel
Relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation and
financing of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District in Travis and
Williamson Counties.

HB 2901            Counts
Relating to the appointment of an interim select committee to study
the regulation of the Edwards Aquifer region; imposing a moratorium
on enforcement of certain actions of the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission regarding construction in the Edwards
Aquifer region.

HB 2916            Lewis, Ron
Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of
the Edwards Aquifer Authority and the management of the Edwards
Aquifer.

HB 2987            Puente / et al.
Relating to modification of district lines for the election of
directors for the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

HB 3090            Woolley
Relating to a prohibition on the use for wetland mitigation
purposes of property acquired by certain municipalities for airport
purposes.

HB 3244            Green
Relating to standards for certain groundwater rules adopted by the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

HB 3399            Puente
Relating to the plugging of abandoned or deteriorated water wells.

HB 3594            Counts
Relating to the development of a water supply reservoir project at
a site known as the Allens Creek Reservoir site in Austin County,
Texas, and providing for the issuance of certain water rights
permits to the Texas Water Development Board.

HB 3796            Hartnett
Relating to Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District tax
abatement procedures and agreements; and all prior elections,
contracts, conveyances and sales of assets, tax-rate reductions and
payment agreements, bonds and other obligations, all expenditures,
and all governmental and proprietary actions.

HB 3797            Hartnett
Relating to the powers, administration, financing, and validation
of certain actions of the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation
District.

HB 3798            Seaman
Relating to the creation of the Jackson County Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 3804            Crownover
Relating to the Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority.

HB 3805            Gallego
Relating to the creation of the Trans-Pecos Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 3806            Walker
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Trans-Pecos Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 3808            Hilderbran
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kendall County Groundwater
Conservation District.

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