SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Thursday, May 15, 2003 PLACE: Capitol Extension E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister ___________________________________________________________________________ CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING: HB 151 Farabee SP: Estes Relating to offenses involving dogs that are a danger to livestock and other animals. HB 240 Miller SP: Fraser Relating to the punishment for criminal mischief committed by intentionally introducing infectious diseases into livestock. HB 1046 Swinford SP: Duncan Relating to an application for registration of a commercial fertilizer. HB 1203 Cook, Robby SP: Duncan Relating to the use of site-specific information by a groundwater conservation district to develop its management plan. HB 1309 Pitts SP: Duncan Relating to the applicability of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act to nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporations. HB 1398 Swinford SP: Duncan Relating to procedures for arbitration of seed performance disputes. HB 1481 Allen SP: Estes Relating to the creation of the operating permit fees account for fees collected under Titles IV and V of the Clean Air Act. HB 2227 Hughes SP: Ratliff Relating to the frequency of meetings of the board for the Upper Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District. HB 2250 Flores SP: Lucio Relating to the powers and duties of the Rio Grande watermaster and the delivery of water down the banks and bed of the Rio Grande. HB 2558 Swinford SP: Duncan Relating to certain reporting requirements and orders relating to commercial fertilizer. HB 2786 Eiland SP: Janek Relating to an extension of a strategic partnership agreement between a special purpose district and certain municipalities. HB 2875 Bonnen SP: Armbrister Relating to the definition of "dispose of" for purposes of criminal penalties imposed under the Water Code. HB 2877 Bonnen SP: Armbrister Relating to the permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. HB 2940 McReynolds SP: Jackson Relating to the funding of the administrative costs of the Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund Board. HB 3028 Moreno, Joe E. SP: Hinojosa Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation districts and port authorities. HB 3213 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister Relating to the authority of veterinarians to form a professional association. HB 3214 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister Relating to the fees of office payable to directors of certain general and special law districts. HB 3374 Rangel SP: Lucio Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District. ___________________________________________________________________________