SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  2:00 PM or upon adjournment
Monday, March 30, 2015 

PLACE:        E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Charles Perry 

SB 363        Fraser                 
Relating to election dates for directors of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District.

SB 413        Seliger                
Relating to qualifications for membership on the Texas Water Development Board.

SB 855        Zaffirini              
Relating to the territory and board of the Canyon Regional Water Authority.

SB 912        Eltife                 
Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities.

SB 928        Lucio                  
Relating to the abolition of the equine incentive program.

SB 1051       Kolkhorst              
Relating to the powers and duties of the North Fort Bend Water Authority.

SB 1099       Estes | et al.         
Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board.

SB 1101       Eltife                 
Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in certain regional water plans.

SB 1137       Creighton              
Relating to improvement projects of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas; providing authority to issue anticipation notes and time warrants.

SB 1204       Rodríguez              
Relating to a waiver of fees by the Department of Agriculture and the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain educational programs involving aquaculture and hydroponics.

SB 1301       Perry                  
Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority.

SB 1336       Perry                  
Relating to the construction of laws and election dates of certain groundwater conservation districts.

SB 1337       Perry                  
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects.

SB 1339       Perry                  
Relating to the perfection and priority of an agricultural lien on an agricultural crop.

SB 1459       Bettencourt            
Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to two(2)minutes per person.

If submitting written testimony, please provide fifteen (15) copies to the committee clerk with your name on each. Copies will be distributed to Committee Members and will be part of our public record.