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 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________________