SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Thursday, April 29, 1999

PLACE: E1.012

CHAIR: Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown

The Committee will meet to hear the following:

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SB 1502            Lindsay
Relating to the condemnation powers of navigation districts, the
ability of navigation district or port authorities to form local
government corporations and procurement powers of navigation
districts.

SB 1665            Lindsay / et al.
Relating to the authority of certain navigation districts to
acquire land or improvements on land, annex territory, and issue
bonds.

SB 1877            Ogden
Relating to the board of supervisors and the powers of the
Brookshire-Katy Drainage District; providing a civil penalty.

HB 664            Chisum                   SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Relating to the sale of certain land by the Texas Department of
Health.

HB 665            Denny                    SP: Haywood
Relating to enforcement of the Flood Control and Insurance Act in
certain counties.

HB 1074            Krusee                   SP: Wentworth
Relating to public notification of certain accidental discharges or
spills into water.

HB 1437            Krusee                   SP: Ogden
Relating to the powers of the Lower Colorado River Authority to
provide water services in Williamson County.

HB 1985            Lewis, Ron               SP: Armbrister
Relating to recovery of certain relocation costs by a gas utility.

HB 2332            Lewis, Ron               SP: Armbrister
Relating to the administration and consolidation of drainage
districts.

HB 2465            Cook                     SP: Armbrister
Relating to the powers of a limited liability company.

HB 2932            Cook                     SP: Wentworth
Relating to the designation of water quality protection zones in
certain areas.

HB 3591            Keel                     SP: Wentworth
Relating to the addition of land to a defined area of a water
control and improvement district.

HCR 23            Clark                    SP: Haywood
Requesting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to consider the
economic impact of the double-crested cormorant on sport fishing.

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