SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Tuesday, May 13, 1997

PLACE: E1.028

CHAIR: Senator J.E. "Buster" Brown

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To consider the following:


SB 1949            Carona
Relating to the powers, duties, administration, financing, and
operation of the Falcon's Lair Utility and Reclamation District;
granting the authority to issue bonds.

SB 1954            Brown
Relating to the regulation of used oil filters.

HB 218            Brimer                   SP: Harris
Relating to enforcement of the National Flood Insurance Program by
certain counties; providing a civil penalty.

HB 770            Haggerty                 SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the acquisition by the Parks and Wildlife Department of
real property owned by the permanent school fund.

HB 966            Oakley                   SP: Barrientos
Relating to water safety; providing penalties.

HB 1133            Dukes                    SP: Lindsay
Relating to certain reporting requirements for the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission.

HB 1239            Jackson                  SP: Brown
Relating to the voluntary cleanup program.

HB 1484            Patterson, L.P. "Pete"   SP: Cain
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Gober Municipal Utility District.

HB 1489            Turner, Bob              SP: Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of certain animals.

HB 1542            Counts                   SP: Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission to issue general permits by rule for the
discharge of waste into or adjacent to water in the state.

HB 1941            Place                    SP: Armbrister
Relating to the automatic revocation of hunting and fishing
licenses held by and denial of issuance of hunting and fishing
licenses to persons convicted of poaching.

HB 2258            Culberson                SP: Lindsay
Relating to the imposition of taxes or fees in certain water
districts.

HB 2300            Serna                    SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Paseo del Este Municipal Utility
District and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes;
providing civil penalties.

HB 2448            Hightower                SP: Nixon, Drew
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Lake Livingston Special Utility
District; granting the authority to issue bonds.

HB 2563            Cook                     SP: Duncan
Relating to limiting the time within which certain water districts
are required to hold confirmation elections.

HB 2776            Jackson                  SP: Brown
Relating to the regulation of state superfund sites.

HB 2919            Stiles                   SP: Galloway, Michael
Relating to the powers and the board of directors of the Lower
Neches Valley Authority.

HB 3065            King                     SP: Fraser
Relating to the eligibility of lending institutions to participate
in the linked deposit program established in the Department of
Agriculture.

HB 3194            Alexander                SP: Cain
Relating to the construction and operation of certain sour gas
pipeline facilities.

HB 3314            Hightower                SP: Nixon, Drew
Relating to the conversion of Polk County Fresh Water Supply
District No. 2 into a municipal utility district and confirming the
boundaries and directors of the district.

HB 3492            Holzheauser              SP: Brown
Relating to the Texas Committee on Energy Policy and the Texas
Energy Coordination Council.

HB 3549            Lewis, Ron               SP: Nixon, Drew
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the South Newton Special
Utility District.

Pending Business:


SB 1814            Duncan
Relating to modifications of the Official Cotton Growers Boll
Weevil Eradication Foundation.

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