** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, March 30, 2005 PLACE: Reagan Building, Room 120 CHAIR: Rep. Robert Puente ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 1208 Gattis Relating to a limitation on the use of eminent domain by municipal utility districts. HB 1763 Cook, Robby / et al. Relating to the notice, hearing, rulemaking, and permitting procedures for groundwater conservation districts. HB 1981 Blake / et al. Relating to the amount of the fee that the Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District may impose on a well. HB 1996 Hunter Relating to the election of directors of the Wes-Tex Groundwater Conservation District. HB 2009 Flores Relating to the recording of certain instruments with the Rio Grande Watermaster. HB 2012 Quintanilla Relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. HB 2267 Smith, Wayne Relating to the powers of the Coastal Water Authority; providing the authority to impose a tax; affecting the authority to issue bonds. HB 2423 Puente Relating to discrimination by a groundwater conservation district against landowners whose land is enrolled or participating in a federal conservation program. HB 2424 Puente Relating to the consideration of historic or existing use in the regulation of pumping by a groundwater conservation district. HB 2428 Puente Relating to water and energy saving performance standards for commercial prerinse spray valves. HB 2429 Puente Relating to water and energy saving performance standards for commercial clothes-washing machines. HB 2433 Puente Relating to granting to the Upton County Water District the powers and duties of a groundwater conservation district. HB 2679 Phillips Relating to the development of a regional water supply reservoir project at a site known as Lower Bois d'Arc Creek in Fannin County, Texas. HB 2707 Rodriguez / et al. Relating to the authority of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to charge certain fees. The committee will also consider pending business. ___________________________________________________________________________