SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE: 10:30AM, Wednesday, February 23, 2000

PLACE: El Paso Council Chambers

CHAIR: Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown

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The Committee will meet in the El Paso City Council Chambers, Two Civic
Center Plaza, 2nd Floor, El Paso, Texas  79901, to discuss the following:

Invited and public testimony on:
State's groundwater resources
Challenges Texas faces in meeting federal air quality standards
Storage and disposal options for low-level radioactive waste
Implementation of the environmental provisions of SB 7

Upon request, public testimony only on:
Missions and roles of Texas River Authorities
Opportunities and challenges facing the Texas Coastal Region
Port expansion and growth
Future of the oil and natural gas production industry
Implementation of HB 2 and SB 766

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