** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  2:00 PM or upon adjournment
Monday, May 11, 2015 

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

HB 163        Larson | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues.

HB 200        Keffer | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to the regulation of groundwater.

HB 239        Springer | et al.       SP: Perry
Relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities.

HB 655        Larson | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to the storage and recovery of water in aquifers; authorizing fees and surcharges; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 801        King, Ken               SP: Eltife
Relating to planning for the use of and liability resulting from prescribed burns by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 821        Sheets | et al.         SP: Creighton
Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license.

HB 1146       Kacal                   SP: Schwertner
Relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system.

HB 1232       Lucio III               SP: Estes
Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the hydrology and geology of the confined and unconfined aquifers in this state.

HB 1235       King, Phil              SP: Estes
Relating to the annexation of certain territory by the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

HB 1421       Bonnen, Dennis          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 1466       Bonnen, Dennis          SP: Huffman
Relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1584       Farias | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a voluntary donation to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a hunting or fishing license.

HB 1819       Miller, Doug            SP: Fraser
Relating to the date for the election of directors of the Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District.

HB 1902       Howard | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the regulation and use of graywater and alternative onsite water.

HB 1919       Phillips                SP: Estes
Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species.

HB 1925       Geren                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 2119       Lozano | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to charitable organizations, including charitable organizations that may conduct prescribed burning.

HB 2179       Lucio III               SP: Perry
Relating to hearings that concern the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.

HB 2767       Keffer                  SP: Perry
Relating to the powers, duties, and administration of groundwater conservation districts; amending provisions that authorize fees.

HB 2788       Springer | et al.       SP: Perry
Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.

HB 3738       Cyrier                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the requirement that a person or laboratory that performs an official equine infectious anemia test be approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.

SR 642        Perry | et al.         
Expressing support for the study and regulation of modern agricultural technologies.

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.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 1919

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