HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Cody Harris 

HB 1089        Paul | et al.
Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.

HB 1163        Cunningham                                            
Relating to planning and financial responsibility requirements for certain aggregate production operations; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.

HB 1177        Cunningham                                            
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of diverting or impounding the flow of surface water in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded.

HB 1238        Guillen                                               
Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.

HB 1318        Guillen                                               
Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

HB 1400        Harris                                                
Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

HB 1407        Guillen                                               
Relating to public utility agencies; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.

HB 1532        Cunningham                                            
Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.

HJR 7          Harris                                                
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund.

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