BILLS REFERRED TODAY MAY 16, 2003 HB 397 Mowery Relating to the procedure for the issuance by a municipality or county of certain certificates of obligation. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS HB 796 Delisi/ West, George "Buddy"/ Castro Relating to repealing the Texas Academic Skills Program and establishing the Success Initiative. EDUCATION HB 2554 Smith, Wayne/ Eiland/et al. Relating to the application of new requirements for commercial nonhazardous industrial solid waste landfill facilities to be adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. NATURAL RESOURCES HB 3546 Hamric/ Davis, Yvonne/ Luna/ Gutierrez/ Mowery/ et al. Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 1953 Van de Putte/et al. Relating to the criminal consequences of conduct that involves the trafficking of persons; providing penalties. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 1954 Ratliff Relating to a requirement that the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin conduct a study of the East Texas Oil Field. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 1955 Ratliff Relating to the Red River Redevelopment Authority; providing the power of eminent domain and the power to issue bonds. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS THE FOLLOWING BILLS REFLECT A NEW REFERRAL LIST FOR THIS DATE: HB 2004 Marchant/et al. Relating to allowing the commissioners court of certain counties to deliberate in a closed meeting regarding business and financial considerations of a contract being negotiated. REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS