HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Agriculture & Livestock TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, May 17, 2005 PLACE: E2.028 CHAIR: Rep. Rick Hardcastle ___________________________________________________________________________ SB 806 Averitt Relating to the qualifications of appointed members of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board. SB 1102 Jackson, Mike Relating to the establishment of a program by the Department of Agriculture to make grants to farmers and diverters who provide agricultural biomass to facilities that convert biomass to electrical energy. SB 1669 Estes Relating to the composition of the wine sold or dispensed by wineries located in this state. SB 1686 Estes Relating to the interagency work group on rural issues. SCR 16 Madla / et al. Recognizing the Texas wine industry. SCR 18 Madla / et al. Memorializing Congress to enact legislation to provide funding to support the protection and growth of the Texas wine industry. ___________________________________________________________________________