SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Natural Resources TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 PLACE: E1.012 (Hearing Room) CHAIR: Senator Kip Averitt HB 147 Phillips SP: Seliger Relating to the deferral of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality against certain utilities and districts. HB 149 Phillips SP: Estes Relating to rates charged for water or sewer services by an entity that takes over a nonfunctioning water or sewer system. HB 308 Kuempel SP: Estes Relating to the use of laser sighting devices by hunters who are legally blind. HB 462 Miller SP: Fraser Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to collect an infrastructure fee from certain governmental entities. HB 556 Hilderbran SP: Fraser Relating to voting station requirements for elections held by the Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1. HB 891 Hilderbran SP: Fraser Relating to water rights Permit No. 5394A issued to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority. HB 1498 Hopson SP: Eltife Relating to the creation of the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 1679 Hughes SP: Eltife Relating to the General Land Office's determination as to the existence of vacant public school land. HB 2072 Guillen SP: Zaffirini Relating to the appointment of temporary directors and the confirmation election of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District. HB 2174 Bonnen SP: Janek Relating to excluding the transportation of gas to and from a liquefied natural gas marine terminal from being considered a gas utility. HB 2444 Oliveira SP: Lucio Relating to the powers of the Southmost Regional Water Authority. HB 2541 Leibowitz SP: Uresti Relating to emergency response costs and certain other requirements concerning solid waste facilities, including recycling facilities. HB 2910 Gattis SP: Ogden Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to regulate certain quarry activities.

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HB 2983 Creighton SP: Hegar Relating to a petition for the creation of a fresh water supply district. HB 2984 Creighton SP: Hegar Relating to the qualification of supervisors of a fresh water supply district. HB 3011 Smith, Wayne / et al. SP: Jackson, Mike Relating to the creation of ship channel security districts by certain populous counties. HB 3554 Isett, Carl SP: Duncan Relating to the program for the regulation and remediation of underground and aboveground storage tanks. HB 3776 Puente SP: Averitt Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to approve the regional water plan for Region L and include the plan in the state water plan.