** REVISION **
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or upon final adjourn./recess
             Monday, April 18, 2005

PLACE: Capitol Extension, E2.014

CHAIR: Rep. Robert Puente

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HB 2132            Phillips
Relating to rates charged for water or sewer services by an entity
that takes over a nonfunctioning water or sewer system.

HB 2133            Phillips
Relating to the use of an administrative penalty imposed by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality against a municipally
owned utility to ameliorate the violation for which the penalty was
imposed.

HB 2431            Puente
Relating to amendments to regional water plans.

HB 2432            Puente
Relating to the plugging of abandoned or deteriorated water wells.

HB 2434            Puente
Relating to submetering and allocation of water service.

HB 2494            Cook, Robby
Relating to the use of certain fees by groundwater conservation
districts.

HB 2601            Guillen
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Duval County Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 2602            Guillen
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Starr County Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 2722            Gattis
Relating to the procedure for creating certain groundwater
conservation districts.

HB 2731            Flores
Relating to the model subdivision rules adopted by the Texas Water
Development Board to assure that minimum standards for safe and
sanitary water supply and sewer services in residential areas of
certain political subdivisions are met.

HB 2916            Puente
Relating to enforcement of local regulation regarding minimum
acreage for installation of septic systems.

HB 2920            Kuempel
Relating to the regulatory authority of groundwater conservation
districts, underground water conservation districts, and other
districts and authorities authorized to regulate the spacing of
water wells, the production from water wells, or both.

HB 3482            Hegar / et al.
Relating to the creation of the North Fort Bend Water Authority;
providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the
power of eminent domain; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 3484            Gallego
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Val Verde County Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 3488            Hegar
Relating to the creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility
District No. 167; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3498            Brown, Betty
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the Rose Hill Special
Utility District.

HB 3499            Eiland
Relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 53; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3500            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 63; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3501            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 61; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3503            Eiland
Relating to road utility district and navigation district powers of
Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52, including the
authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.

HB 3504            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 54; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3505            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 60; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3506            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 62; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3507            Eiland
Relating to the creation of Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 64; providing authority to impose taxes and standby
fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3509            Escobar
Relating to the creation of the Kleberg County Groundwater
Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and
issue bonds and granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3510            Coleman
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility
District No. 460; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3520            King, Tracy
Relating to the distribution of assessments charged by
Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement
District No. 1.

HB 3524            Gattis
Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility
District No. 19; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.

HB 3525            King, Phil
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the Parker County Special
Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds.

HB 3527            Haggerty
Relating to the ability of certain water supply or sewer service
corporations to dissolve and transfer assets to a municipality.

HB 3534            Denny
Relating to the creation of the Denton County Municipal Utility
District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3535            Denny
Relating to the creation of the City of Fort Worth Municipal
Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; providing authority to
impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 3538            Gallego
Relating to the territory of the Culberson County Groundwater
Conservation District.

HB 3512            Laney
Relating to the expansion of the Salt Fork Water Quality District
and the appointment of directors by the commissioners court of each
county included within the boundaries of the district.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 3512