** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Thursday, April 19, 2007 PLACE: E1.012 (Hearing Room) CHAIR: Senator Kip Averitt SB 181 Wentworth Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of the Texas Water Development Board pertaining to a regional water plan submitted after the applicable deadline. SB 797 Janek Relating to the validity of an act or proceeding by a navigation district or port authority. SB 945 Ellis Relating to the Texas Global Warming Solutions Act; imposing a fee and providing a penalty. SB 1071 Janek Relating to the creation of Cade Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Galveston County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. SB 1531 Hinojosa Relating to disposing of salvage personal property and purchasing by navigation districts. SB 1589 Shapleigh Relating to municipal and county authority to enforce a solid waste collection and transportation services franchise. SB 1771 Watson Relating to the duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the state implementation plan for national ambient air quality standards. SB 1797 Janek Relating to authorizing counties bordering on the shorelines of both the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay to grant exclusive franchises for solid waste disposal services in unincorporated areas of the counties. SB 1800 Watson Relating to air contaminant emissions permits for coal-fired or lignite-fired electric generating facilities. SB 1836 Jackson, Mike Relating to the management and control of certain port improvements and facilities. SB 1916 Shapleigh Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to grant or deny an air contaminant emissions permit. SB 1950 Duncan Relating to the name, governing body, and boundaries of the Tri-County Groundwater Conservation District. SB 1958 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.

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SB 1971 Fraser Relating to the creation of Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. SB 2000 Eltife Relating to a program to reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxides from certain stationary compressor engines. SB 2017 Uresti Relating to preserving the rural character of the Hill Country; authorizing the imposition of an impact fee. Subcommittee Reports: SB 689 Shapleigh Relating to the sale or transport of certain desert plants; providing a penalty. SB 827 West, Royce Relating to the public schools eligible to receive certain grants from the Department of Agriculture. SB 1336 Estes Relating to the authority of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to provide that municipal ad valorem taxes imposed on real property in or adjacent to an area that has qualified for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs not be increased for a limited period. SB 1561 Hinojosa Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants; creating an offense. SB 1714 Seliger Relating to regulation of dairy products. SJR 44 Estes Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to provide that municipal ad valorem taxes imposed on real property in or adjacent to an area that has qualified for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs not be increased for a limited period. Bills deleted after last posting: SB 1474 ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **