** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment Thursday, April 28, 2005 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister ___________________________________________________________________________ CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING: SB 344 Duncan Relating to the notice, hearing, rulemaking, and permitting procedures for groundwater conservation districts. SB 1810 Shapleigh Relating to the dissolution of the Homestead Municipal Utility District, the provision of water supply services to the residents of the district's service area after dissolution, and the rates charged for water service by the City of El Paso; validating certain actions of the district's board of directors. SB 1811 Shapleigh Relating to the ability of certain water supply or sewer service corporations to dissolve and transfer assets to a municipality. SB 1858 Armbrister Relating to the authority of a local government to enforce a water pollution control and abatement program and establish standards and practices for water quality. SB 1876 Brimer Relating to the powers, duties, administration, governance, and functions of the Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority. SB 1857 Madla Relating to the consolidation of the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District into the Edwards Aquifer Authority. HB 942 Geren SP: Deuell Relating to the registration of antique boats with the Parks and Wildlife Department. HB 943 Geren SP: Deuell Relating to evidence establishing ownership of a vessel for a certificate of title issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department. HB 2032 Hilderbran SP: Estes Relating to the expansion of the operation game thief program to include certain other violations of law. HB 2949 Geren SP: Lucio Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an emergency order authorizing certain action in the event of a catastrophe. HB 3340 Hughes SP: Estes Relating to surveys accepted for filing in the official records of the General Land Office. HB 86 Smith, Wayne SP: Armbrister Relating to compliance histories for and incentives to reward compliance performance by entities regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. HB 340 Seaman SP: Hinojosa Relating to the authority of a navigation district to establish a volunteer police reserve force and to the state law enforcement authority of certain federal peace officers. HB 380 West, George "Buddy" SP: Armbrister Relating to oil and gas well plugging insurance policies. HB 2131 Phillips SP: Estes Relating to the demonstration of financial assurance by a local government in relation to the operation of a municipal solid waste landfill facility. CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PENDING BUSINESS: SB 1166 Armbrister Relating to the enforcement of the laws governing plugging of abandoned oil and gas wells and preventing, controlling, or cleaning up oil and gas wastes or other substances or materials regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas. SB 1169 Armbrister Relating to the authority and financing of the Railroad Commission of Texas in relation to gas utilities. SB 1366 Estes Relating to implementing a clean coal project in this state. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 1366 BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 453 SB 459 SB 484 SB 519 SB 564 SB 594 SB 667 SB 699 SB 758 SB 1441 SB 1542 SPONSORS CHANGED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 943