SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 

PLACE:         2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Perry 

 

 

HB 2148        Stephenson | et al.      SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to notification by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of accidental discharge or spill threatening certain public water systems.

HB 2225        King, Tracy O. | et al.  SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the powers and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department regarding the Texas Water Trust.

HB 2238        Krause                  SP: Perry
Relating to notice prohibiting hunting on or over certain submerged land.

HB 2450        Vasut | et al.           SP: Huffman
Relating to antique outboard motors.

HB 2667        Smithee | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to universal service fund assistance to high cost rural areas and the uniform charge that funds the universal service fund.

HB 2951        Jetton                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the appointment and removal of directors of a levee improvement district; validating certain appointments and actions of certain levee improvement districts.

HB 3387        Rogers | et al.          SP: Springer
Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.

HB 3476        Schofield               SP: Bettencourt
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

HB 3516        King, Tracy O. | et al.  SP: Perry
Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.

HB 3522        Hunter                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

HB 3600        Hunter                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

HB 3948        King, Tracy O. | et al.  SP: Perry
Relating to the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products; authorizing a fee.

HB 4204        Guillen | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a study and report on the water level of Falcon Lake in Zapata and Starr Counties.

HB 4296        Burns                   SP: Nichols
Relating to the use of dyed diesel fuel to operate a motor vehicle during and for a limited period following certain disasters.

HB 4454        Guillen | et al.         SP: Lucio
Relating to the powers and duties of the Willacy County Drainage District No. 2.

HB 4621        Herrero                 SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the number, terms, and compensation of the commissioners of the Nueces County Drainage and Conservation District Number 2.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written

testimony, you must include your name or the name of your organization on

each copy, and provide 15 hard copies at the hearing.

 

To protect the health and safety of members, staff, and the public, the

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs will strictly

follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the

requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the Senate Hearing Room:

E1.016.

 

 

 

 

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