SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Wednesday, September 29, 1999

PLACE: Senate Chamber

CHAIR: Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown

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The Committee will hold its organizational hearing and discuss the
following:

I.   Call to Order
II.  Adoption of Rules
III. Invited testimony only on the following interim charges:
     Federal Air Quality Standards
     Groundwater Resources
     Roles of the Texas River Authorities
     Options for Low-Level Radioactive Waste
     Opportunities and Challenges facing the Texas Coastal Region
     Port Expansion and Growth
     Future of the Oil and Gas Industry
     Implementation of HB 2; SB 766; SB 7
IV.  Future Hearings
V.   Other business
VI.  Recess

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