House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         75th Legislature 
         April 08, 1997 
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 03, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Warren  
         Chisum at 2:12 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi; Howard;  
                   Kuempel; Puente; Talton (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Allen; Dukes (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1367 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1367.   
          
         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Howard moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 1367, as substituted, 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 Chisum; Hirschi; Howard;  
                        Kuempel; Puente; Talton (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Jackson; Allen; Dukes (3). 
          
         HB 3231 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3231.   
          
         Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Puente moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted and that HB 3231, as substituted, 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 Chisum; Hirschi; Howard;  
                        Kuempel; Puente; Talton (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Jackson; Allen; Dukes (3). 
          
         (Representative Jackson now present.)   
          
         HB 3462 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3462.   
          
         Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Howard moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted and that HB 3462, 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 Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi;  
                        Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Dukes (2). 
          
         HB 1131 
          
         The chair recalled HB 1131 from subcommittee and laid the bill  
         before the full committee.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1674 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1674.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Alexander to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Allen now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Alexander to close on the measure.   
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2103 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2103.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Sylvester Turner to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Sylvester Turner to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 633 
          
         The chair laid out SB 633.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Uher to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Uher to close on the measure and the  
         bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3115 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3115.   
         The chair recognized Rep. Gutierrez to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Gutierrez to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1533 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1533.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Hamric to explain the measure.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Hamric to close on the measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3221 & HB 3274 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3221 and HB 3274 simultaneously.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain HB 3221.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain HB 3274.   
          
         Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 3274.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Walker to close on HB 3221.   
          
         HB 3221 was left pending without objection.  
          
         Further testimony was taken on HB 3274.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on the HB  
         3274.   
          
         The committee substitute for HB 3274 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         HB 3274 was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1098 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1098.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Raymond to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Raymond to close on the measure.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that HB 1098 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 Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi;  
                        Howard; Puente (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Talton (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Dukes; Kuempel (3). 
          
         HB 1839 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1839.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1491 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1491.  
           
         (Representatives Allen and Kuempel now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1529 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1529.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted and HB 1529, 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 Chisum; Jackson; Allen;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Dukes (1). 
          
         HB 2604 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2604.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1131 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1131.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Hirschi moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted and HB 1131, 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 Chisum; Jackson; Allen;  
                        Hirschi; Puente (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Howard; Kuempel; Talton (3). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Dukes (1). 
          
         At 10:40 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. Warren Chisum, Chair 
          
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         Derek Seal, General Counsel