SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 501         Hughes                 
Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.

SB 502         Hughes                 
Relating to the treatment, recycling for beneficial use, or disposal of drill cuttings.

SB 604         King                   
Relating to land services performed by a landman.

SB 667         West                   
Relating to establishing a state historical marker program to honor African Americans who served in the Texas Legislature during Reconstruction.

SCR 13         West                   
Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act.

SB 784         Birdwell               
Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.

SB 1114        Hancock                
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate the use or sale of a product for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions or conserving natural resources.

SB 1167        Birdwell               
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

SB 1420        Birdwell               
Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.

Public testimony is limited to 3 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk with your name or the name of your organization on each copy, and email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee at David.Estrada_SC@senate.texas.gov

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