** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.010 
CHAIR:        Rep. Tracy King 

HB 1525        Clardy
Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

HB 2109        Harris, Caroline                          
Relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal of dams by the Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District.

HB 2630        Lambert | et al.                          
Relating to eligibility to serve as a member of the board of directors of the West Central Texas Municipal Water District.

HB 2914        Hefner                                    
Relating to the term of office for a director of the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

HB 3232        Rogers                                    
Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.

HB 3810        Landgraf                                  
Relating to certain notices provided to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by public water supply systems.

HB 3811        Jetton | et al.                           
Relating to meetings held by certain conservation and reclamation districts.

HB 3881        Bell, Keith                               
Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain rural area water districts.

HB 4133        Rogers | et al.                           
Relating to the streamlined expedited release of certain areas from a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

HB 4299        Lopez, Janie                              
Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

HB 4704        Morrison                                  
Relating to the taxing authority of Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District.

HB 4742        Lopez, Janie                              
Relating to the provision of financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund for certain projects.

HB 4943        Kitzman                                   
Relating to the election of directors in certain special utility districts.

HB 5016        Kitzman                                   
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Water Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development Board.

HB 5025        Zwiener                                   
Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.

HB 5303        Kuempel                                   
Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 5308        Guillen                                   
Relating to the dissolution of the McMullen County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

HB 5341        Cunningham                                
Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c390

Bills added after last posting:

HB 4133

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