HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Energy Resources 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Monday, March 24, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Drew Darby 

Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes per witness.

HB 48          Darby                                     
Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

HB 49          Darby                                     
Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste.

HB 1169        Raymond                                   
Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state.

HB 1971        Darby                                     
Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

HB 2584        Landgraf                                  
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations.

HB 2663        Darby                                     
Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing for the imposition of a penalty.

HB 2890        Patterson                                 
Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

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.