** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 2:00PM or upon final adjourn./recess Monday, April 4, 2005 PLACE: Capitol Extension, E2.014 CHAIR: Rep. Robert Puente ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 1222 Puente Relating to the fee a county tax assessor-collector may charge for assessing and collecting ad valorem taxes for certain river authorities. HB 1223 Puente Relating to performance standards for toilets sold in this state. HB 1518 Callegari Relating to exempting interbasin transfers of water rights within certain regional water planning areas from certain priority requirements. HB 1644 Callegari Relating to the authority of a water control and improvement district or a municipal utility district to enter into a contract to convey property to another water district or water supply corporation. HB 2079 Keffer, Jim Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Stephens Regional Special Utility District. HB 2541 Puente Relating to exempting interbasin transfers of water rights within regional water planning areas from certain priority requirements. HB 2542 Puente Relating to the application of the junior priority requirement for a water right authorizing a transfer of water from one river basin in this state to another river basin in this state. HB 2898 Oliveira Relating to allocations involving excluded irrigation land in certain counties. HB 2915 Puente Relating to the designation of river basins by the Texas Water Development Board. HB 3476 Olivo Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 177; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. HB 3477 Hupp Relating to the creation of the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. HB 2585 Hilderbran / et al. Relating to the rates of and billing cycle used by a water and sewer utility. HB 2047 Puente Relating to the regulation of water and sewer utility services. HB 2876 Callegari / et al. Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for water service and sewer service. The committee will also consider pending business. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 2047 HB 2876 BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 2815