SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Monday, March 17, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Perry 

SB 1194        Flores                 
Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.

SB 1215        Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

SB 1253        Perry                  
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to provide credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 1268        Blanco                 
Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.

SB 1302        Kolkhorst              
Relating to eligibility for a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.

SB 1484        Hinojosa, Adam          
Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments; providing administrative and civil penalties.

SB 1532        Zaffirini              
Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.

Public testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 15 copies to the committee clerk with your name and/or the name of your organization on each copy, and email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee at Jayna.Grove_sc@senate.texas.gov.

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