SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, April 8, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

SB 450         Hancock                
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

SB 900         Alvarado               
Relating to the safety of aboveground storage tanks.

SB 1166        Campbell               
Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

SB 1213        Seliger                
Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program.

SB 1258        Birdwell               
Relating to the duty of a lessee or other agent in control of certain state land to drill an offset well, pay compensatory royalty, or otherwise protect the land from drainage of oil or gas by a horizontal drainhole well located on certain land.

SB 1259        Birdwell               
Relating to causes of action for withholding payments of the proceeds from the sale of oil and gas production.

SB 1260        Birdwell               
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings.

SB 1263        Birdwell               
Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

SB 1582        Hughes                 
Relating to examinations for applicants for or holders of licenses or registrations to perform certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.

SB 1585        Hughes                 
Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

SB 1668        Hughes                 
Relating to liquified petroleum gas cylinder licensing.

SB 1818        Zaffirini              
Relating to a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain scrap metal recycling transactions.

Pending Business

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Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

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