HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Energy Resources 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Monday, March 17, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Drew Darby 

The committee will meet to hear invited testimony from the following:

Bureau of Economic Geology

The committee will also meet to take invited and public testimony on the following measures:

HB 206         Craddick                                  
Relating to limitations on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

HB 1285        Geren                                     
Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.

HB 1335        Gerdes                                    
Relating to underground facility safety.

HJR 107        Landgraf                                  
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in the exploration for and production and export of oil, gas, and other minerals.

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=c250

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

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.