SENATE — NOTICE — OF PUBLIC HEARING

SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Monday, September 21, 2026 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Kevin Sparks 

The Committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on the

following interim charges:

Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources passed by the 89th Legislature, as well as relevant agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. Specifically, make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, or complete implementation of the following:

· Senate Bill 494 (89th Legislature), relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force;Senate Bill 1806 (89th Legislature), relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense;

· Senate Bill 1806 (89th Legislature), relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense;

· House Bill 48 (89th Legislature), relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

Ensuring Responsible Renewable Energy Decommissioning: Study the lifecycle and decommissioning of wind and solar facilities. Evaluate the adequacy of current financial assurance requirements to ensure site remediation and protect landowners from decommissioning costs. Examine the environmental impacts of disposal and recycling for wind turbine blades and solar modules, specifically addressing concerns regarding landfilling, hazardous material leaching, and component toxicity. Make recommendations to strengthen state oversight, ensuring responsible land restoration and the proper management of decommissioned materials.

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 Jennifer.Trevino_SC@senate.texas.gov.

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