SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Natural Resources
TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment
Thursday, May 12, 2005
PLACE: E1.012
CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister
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CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
HB 365 Hegar SP: Armbrister
Relating to the date of the election of directors for the Coastal
Bend Groundwater Conservation District.
HB 484 West, George "Buddy" SP: Armbrister
Relating to the filing of electric logs with the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
HB 578 Campbell SP: Armbrister
Relating to the inclusion in a regional water plan of information
regarding water infrastructure facilities that may be used in an
emergency shortage of water.
HB 872 West, George "Buddy" SP: Armbrister
Relating to the imposition of the pipeline safety annual inspection
fee by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
HB 881 Seaman SP: Armbrister
Relating to the dissolution of the Aransas County Conservation and
Reclamation District.
HB 1611 Chisum SP: Armbrister
Relating to the use of money for the low-income vehicle repair
assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program;
making an appropriation.
HB 1673 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the procedure for conversion and creation of a special
utility district.
HB 1959 McReynolds SP: Armbrister
Relating to the hunting of deer with dogs and the taking of
wildlife resources without the consent of the landowner; providing
penalties.
HB 1987 Bonnen SP: Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of underground and aboveground storage
tanks.
HB 2027 Hilderbran SP: Armbrister
Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks
of certain rivers and streams in particular counties; providing a
penalty.
HB 2045 Puente SP: Armbrister
Relating to incorporation of a water supply and sewer service
corporation as a nonprofit corporation.
HB 2129 Bonnen SP: Armbrister
Relating to energy-saving measures that reduce the emission of air
contaminants.
HB 2410 Bonnen SP: Jackson, Mike
Relating to the membership and terms of the board of directors of
the Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund.
HB 2428 Puente SP: Armbrister
Relating to water and energy saving performance standards for
commercial prerinse spray valves.
HB 2430 Puente SP: Armbrister
Relating to the establishment of a rainwater harvesting evaluation
committee.
HB 2481 Bonnen SP: Harris
Relating to air contaminant emissions reductions, including the
continuation and provisions of the Texas emissions reduction plan
and the use of money currently dedicated to the Texas emissions
reduction plan fund, and to the making of accommodations in certain
highway rights-of-way for certain entities.
HB 2622 Phillips SP: Estes
Relating to boating safety.
HB 2679 Phillips SP: Deuell
Relating to the development of a regional water supply reservoir
project at a site known as Lower Bois d'Arc Creek in Fannin County,
Texas.
HB 2942 Eiland SP: Jackson, Mike
Relating to license fees for commercial fish dealers and shrimp
boats.
CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PENDING BUSINESS:
HB 467 Bailey SP: Gallegos
Relating to the financing of water and sewer programs and the
provision of sewer connections in disadvantaged areas in certain
counties.
HB 2161 West, George "Buddy" SP: Seliger
Relating to the power of the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt
and enforce safety standards and practices applicable to the
transportation by pipeline of certain substances and to certain
pipeline facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.
SB 1724 Gallegos
Relating to monitoring and controlling emissions of air
contaminants under the Texas Clean Air Act; providing a penalty.
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