** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 

PLACE:       Mack Dick Pavilion at Palo Duro Canyon State Park 
CHAIR:       Rep. Lyle Larson 

 

The committee will meet for a public hearing to hear invited and public testimony at the Mack Dick Pavilion at Palo Duro Canyon State Park located at 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon, TX 79015 on the following interim charge:

 

Interim Charge #3:

 

Evaluate the status of groundwater policy in Texas, including the following issues:

 

a. Progress and challenges in encouraging coordination and consistency in aquifer-wide management and permitting practices;

b. Developments in case law regarding groundwater ownership and regulation;

c. Potential improvements to the existing groundwater permitting process, including those contemplated in H.B. 31 (85R);

d. The appropriate consideration of the service area of a water supplier when groundwater resources are allocated based on surface ownership;

e. The designation of brackish groundwater production zones and related research;

f. Groundwater data and science needs

 

**If you tell the parks staff you are attending the hearing, the park entry fee will be waived.**

 

To view a livestream of the hearing, copy and paste the following URL into your browser: livestream.com/NDPLLC/events/8231438

 

 

 

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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.