SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
S/C on Ag., Rural Affairs & Coastal Resources
TIME & DATE:
9:00 AM, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
PLACE:
2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)
CHAIR:
Senator Craig Estes
 
The Subcomittee will take up the following:
 
SB 357
 
Jackson, Mike
Relating to the establishment of a program by the Department of Agriculture to make grants to encourage the construction of facilities that generate electrical energy with certain types of agricultural residues, waste, debris, or crops.
 
 
SB 827
 
West, Royce
Relating to the public schools eligible to receive certain grants from the Department of Agriculture.
 
 
SB 1124
 
Eltife
Relating to sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological surveys of bodies of public water conducted by the Department of State Health Services and related fish advisories.
 
 
SB 1128
 
Hegar
Relating to the Texas Rural Foundation.
 
 
SB 1339
 
Estes
Relating to allowing money in the disaster contingency fund to be used to provide assistance to producers of agricultural products affected by a disaster caused by severe drought or wildfire.
 
 
SB 1440
 
Hegar
Relating to certain duties of the Office of Rural Community Affairs relating to assisting, and providing information regarding, volunteer fire departments in rural areas.