** 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 3512