** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 3074        Birdwell
Relating to communications between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the governor, the lieutenant governor, or a member of the legislature.

HB 49          Darby | et al.           SP: Perry
Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.

HB 2440        Curry | et al.           SP: Parker
Relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.

HB 3556        Vasut | et al.           SP: Middleton
Relating to measures to minimize the impact on migratory birds of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing National Wildlife Refuges and in adjacent counties.

HB 3619        Dean                    SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

HB 3866        Landgraf                SP: Sparks
Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

HB 4042        Morales, Eddie           SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.

HB 4112        Landgraf                SP: Birdwell
Relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive waste.

HB 4271        Gerdes                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

HB 4413        Paul | et al.            SP: Hancock
Relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals.

HB 4426        Darby                   SP: Zaffirini
Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for  commercial surface disposal facilities.

HB 5033        Bell, Keith | et al.     SP: Flores
Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Pending business

Public testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony,please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk with your name or the name of your organization on each copy, and email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee at Jennifer.Trevino_SC@senate.texas.gov

Bills added after last posting:

HB 3556

SB 3074

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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