HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 

PLACE:       E2.010 
CHAIR:       Rep. Allan Ritter 

HB 254        Miles | et al.
Relating to an exemption for farms from payment for wastewater service.

HB 589        Howard
Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

HB 635        Howard
Relating to the sunset review of the Lower Colorado River Authority.

HB 867        Flynn
Relating to the appointment of certain representatives to certain regional water planning groups.

HB 1345       Elkins
Relating to the authority of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District to regulate certain water wells.

HB 1461       Aycock
Relating to customer notification of significant water loss by a retail public utility.

HB 1519       Sheffield, J. D.
Relating to the extent and management of the John Graves Scenic Riverway.

HB 1776       Schaefer | et al.
Relating to the definition of "drought" for the purposes of emergency orders concerning water rights issued by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 1780       Schaefer | et al.
Relating to emergency orders concerning water rights issued by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 2169       Harper-Brown
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create a groundwater conservation district in certain counties.

HB 2768       Rodriguez, Justin      
Relating to the administration and judicial review of a suit involving a groundwater conservation district.

HB 2769       Rodriguez, Justin      
Relating to the process for appealing the desired future conditions adopted by a groundwater conservation district for an aquifer.

HB 3924       Miller, Doug           
Relating to the creation of the Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

HB 3927       Miller, Rick           
Relating to certain project powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees or taxes.

HB 3931       Morrison               
Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Pecan Valley Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 3934       Riddle                 
Relating to powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority relating to certain wells.

HB 3935       Thompson, Senfronia    
Relating to the territory of the East Aldine Management District.

HB 3936       Fallon                 
Relating to the authority to issue bonds of the Mustang Special Utility District.

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