Committee on Natural Resources

Natural Resources

committee shall have 13 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:

(1) the conservation of the natural resources of Texas;
(2) the control and development of land and water and land and water resources, including the taking, storing, control, and use of all water in the state, and its appropriation and allocation;
(3) irrigation, irrigation companies, and irrigation districts, and their incorporation, management, and powers;
(4) the creation, modification, and regulation of groundwater conservation districts, water supply districts, water control and improvement districts, conservation and reclamation districts, and all similar organs of local government dealing with water and water supply not otherwise assigned by these rules to another standing committee;
(5) oversight of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as it relates to the regulation of water resources; and
(6) the following state agencies: the Office of Canadian River Compact Commissioner for Texas, the Office of Pecos River Compact Commissioner for Texas, the Office of Red River Compact Commissioner for Texas, the Office of Rio Grande Compact Commissioner for Texas, the Office of Sabine River Compact Commissioners for Texas, the Southwestern States Water Commission, and the Texas Water Development Board.