CORRECTED MINUTES 
          
         House Committee on Energy Resources 
         75th Legislature 
         March 25, 1997 
         10:30 am or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a motion and unanimously granted during a formal  
         meeting on April 14, 1997 the following are the corrected  
         committee minutes for the Energy Resources Committee hearing  
         on March 25, 1997. 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Steve Holzheauser  
         at 1:20 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Holzheauser; Hawley; Davis; Merritt;  
                   Moffat; Torres (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Driver; Smithee; Wilson (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3243 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3243.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Raymond to explain the measure.   
          
         (Representative Driver now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Moffat offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Hawley in chair.)   
          
         (Representative Holzheauser in chair.)   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Raymond to close on the measure.   
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3490 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3490.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Smithee now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to close on  
         the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1743 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1743.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Torres to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Torres offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Davis moved that HB 1743 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Holzheauser; Davis; Driver;  
                        Merritt; Moffat; Torres (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hawley; Smithee; Wilson (3). 
          
         (Representative Moffat in chair.)   
          
         HB 1999 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1999.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative Holzheauser in chair.)   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1743 
  
         Representative Moffat moved to reconsider the vote by which HB  
         1743 was considered.  There was no objection.  
          
         Representative Moffat moved that HB 1743, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the  
         following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Holzheauser; Davis; Driver;  
                        Merritt; Moffat; Torres (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hawley; Smithee; Wilson (3). 
          
         (Representative Moffat in chair.)   
          
         HB 1999 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1999 as pending business.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Davis moved that HB 1999, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the  
         following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Davis; Driver; Merritt; Moffat;  
                        Smithee; Torres (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Holzheauser; Hawley; Wilson  
                        (3). 
          
         HB 1607 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1607 and the substitute offered by  
         Representative Hawley as pending business.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Hawley moved to consider the companion SB 634  
         in place of HB 1607.  There was no objection. 
          
         Representative Hawley moved that SB 634 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent  
         Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Hawley; Davis; Driver; Merritt;  
                        Moffat; Smithee; Torres (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Holzheauser; Wilson (2). 
          
         HB 1607 bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1611 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1611 on subcommittee report.   
          
         Representative Hawley moved to adopt the subcommittee report  
         on HB 1611 as amended.  There was no objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 2:58 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
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         Rep. Steve Holzheauser, Chair 
          
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         TREY NEWTON, Clerk