** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM Or upon adjournment
             Tuesday, April 12, 2005

PLACE: E1.012

CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister

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CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

HB 957            Pickett                  SP: Staples
Relating to the valuation of state-owned real property.

HB 1139            McReynolds               SP: Staples
Relating to certain bonds required for employees of the General
Land Office.

SB 3            Armbrister
Relating to the development and management of the water resources
of the state, including the creation of a groundwater conservation
district; imposing fees and providing penalties.

SB 667            Shapleigh
Relating to certain circumstances under which the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality is required or authorized to deny or amend
a permit under the Texas Clean Air Act.

SB 784            Shapleigh
Relating to the acceptance by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality of certain emissions reductions in exchange for other
emissions reductions.

SB 1032            Ellis
Relating to the elimination of certain alternative fuels programs
of this state.

SB 1063            Staples
Relating to the rates of certain retail public utilities.

SB 1064            Staples
Relating to rate changes by a water and sewer utility.

SB 1169            Armbrister
Relating to the authority and financing of the Railroad Commission
of Texas in relation to gas utilities.

SB 1270            Jackson, Mike
Relating to the membership and terms of the board of directors of
the Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund.

SB 1407            Estes
Relating to the demonstration of financial assurance by a local
government in relation to the operation of a municipal solid waste
landfill facility.

SB 1514            Averitt
Relating to the administration by the Texas Water Development Board
of certain water-related programs financed by federal funds.

SB 1602            Estes
Relating to surveys accepted by the Commissioner of the Land Office
for filing in the official records of the Land Office.

SB 1634            Seliger
Relating to the Texas Energy Education Council; authorizing the
imposition of an assessment on producers of oil, gas, and
condensate.

SB 1710            Staples
Relating to outdoor burning under the Texas Clean Air Act.

CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PENDING BUSINESS:

SB 93            Shapleigh
Relating to a manifest system to record the transportation of
certain liquid wastes.

SB 564            Barrientos
Relating to the establishment of a program for the disposition of
electronic equipment in a manner that protects the water and other
natural resources of the state; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 620            Janek
Relating to the deadline for evaluating and ranking competitive
sealed proposals for certain construction services submitted to a
navigation district or port authority.

SB 699            Hinojosa
Relating to the relationship between the amount of an
administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to
the alleged violator.

SB 878            Lindsay
Relating to a municipal utility district's use of money received
under a contract with a municipality.

SB 948            Armbrister
Relating to the assessment and regulation of emissions events.

SB 949            Armbrister
Relating to the mediation of certain proceedings conducted by the
Railroad Commission of Texas.

SB 1170            Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of gas production by the Railroad
Commission of Texas.

SB 1175            Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of oil production by the Railroad
Commission of Texas.

SB 1281            Armbrister
Relating to the regulation and permitting of a commercial
industrial solid waste facility connected to a publicly owned
treatment works facility.

SB 1542            Armbrister
Relating to certain permitting procedures of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.

SB 1667            Duncan
Relating to transferring certain responsibilities of the Department
of State Health Services concerning radioactive materials to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; imposing fees and
surcharges.

CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:

SB 1040            Janek
Relating to the removal and disposal of certain vessels and
structures in certain locations; providing a penalty.

SB 1192            Estes
Relating to stamps for migratory and upland game bird hunting.

SB 1271            Jackson, Mike
Relating to fees for licenses issued by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department.

SB 1273            Jackson, Mike
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands
Conservation Program.

SB 1680            Jackson, Mike
Relating to the repeal of the Agriculture Resources Protection
Authority.

SB 1686            Estes
Relating to an interagency work group on rural issues.

SB 1707            Staples
Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities.

SB 1708            Staples
Relating to assessments levied on producers and used for marketing,
education, research, and promotion of Texas beef.

SB 1709            Staples
Relating to the regulation of a poultry operation that does not use
a liquid waste handling system.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 1040
SB 1192
SB 1271
SB 1273
SB 1680
SB 1686
SB 1707
SB 1708
SB 1709

BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 517
SB 740
SB 592
SB 1091
SB 1102
SB 1428