House Committee on Natural Resources
         75th Legislature
         February 26, 1997
         3:00 pm or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E2.010
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 21, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was 
         called to order by the Chair, Representative David Counts at 
         3:13 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; Culberson; 
                   King; Moffat; Puente (7).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron (2).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 1016
         
         The chair laid out HB 1016.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Corte now present.
         
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Culberson moved that HB 1016, as amended, 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 Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte; 
                   Culberson; King; Moffat; Puente (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Lewis, Ron (1).
         
         Representative Walker now absent.
         
         Representative Corte now absent.
         
         Representative Moffat now absent.
         
 
         





         SB 404
         
         The chair laid out SB 404.  
         
         The chair recognized Ramsay to explain the measure.  
         
         Representative Culberson moved that SB 404 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 Counts; Cook; Culberson; King; 
                   Puente (5).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Walker; Corte; Lewis, Ron; Moffat 
                   (4).
         
         HB 56
         
         Representative Corte now present.
         
         The chair laid out HB 56.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Corte moved that HB 56 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 Counts; Cook; Corte; Culberson; 
                   King; Puente (6).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Walker; Lewis, Ron; Moffat (3).
         
         HB 1081
         
         The chair laid out HB 1081 and explained the measure.  
         
         Representative Walker now present.
         
         Representative Culberson moved that HB 1081 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 Counts; Cook; Corte; Culberson; 
                   King; Puente (6).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: Representative Walker (1).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Lewis, Ron; Moffat (2).
         
         HB 1154
         
         The chair laid out HB 1154 and explained the measure.
         
         Representative Walker now absent.
         
         The chair moved that HB 1154 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 Counts; Cook; Corte; Culberson; 
                   King; Puente   (6).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Walker; Lewis, Ron; Moffat (3).
         
         HB 1190
         
         (Representative Puente in chair.)  
         
         The chair laid out HB 1190.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the 
         measure.
         
         Representative Walker now present.
         
         Representative Moffat now present.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Culberson now absent.
         
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Counts moved that HB 1190, as amended, 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 Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte; King; 
                   Moffat; Puente (7).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Culberson; Lewis, Ron (2).
         
         (Representative Counts in chair.)  
         
         At 6:10 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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