House Committee on Natural Resources
75th Legislature
April 16, 1997
1:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Auditorium, E1.004
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 11, 1997, and a
suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 16, 1997, so
that the committee could take up and consider HB 2639, HB 3552
and HB 3554, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a
public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,
Representative David Counts at 5:10 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; Culberson;
Puente (5).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3540
The chair laid out HB 3540.
The chair recognized Representative Price to explain the
measure.
Representative Culberson moved that HB 3540 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Puente (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat
(4).
SB 327
The chair laid out SB 327.
The chair recognized Representative Price to explain the
measure.
Representative Culberson moved that SB 327 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Puente (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat
(4).
HB 3552
The chair laid out HB 3552.
(Representative Lewis, Ron now present.)
(Representative Cook now absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB 3552 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; Walker; Culberson;
Lewis, Ron; Puente (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Corte; King; Moffat (4).
HB 3554
The chair laid out HB 3554.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3554, 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 Counts; Walker; Culberson;
Lewis, Ron; Puente (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Corte; King; Moffat (4).
HB 3561
The chair laid out HB 3561.
(Representative Cook now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the
measure.
Representative Culberson offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the
measure.
Representative Culberson moved that HB 3561, as amended, 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Lewis, Ron; Puente (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Moffat (3).
HB 3314
The chair laid out HB 3314.
(Representative Moffat now present.)
(Representative Puente now absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to close on the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3314, 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 Counts; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Lewis, Ron; Moffat (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Puente (3).
HB 3546
The chair laid out HB 3546.
The chair recognized Representative Zbranek to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Corte now present.)
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Zbranek to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1024
The chair laid out HB 1024.
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Corte now absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2665
(Representative Walker in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2665.
(Representative Moffat now absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Counts in chair.)
Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to close on the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2665, as amended, 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Lewis, Ron (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Moffat; Puente
(4).
HB 2639
The chair laid out HB 2639.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 574
The chair laid out HB 574 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 574 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Lewis, Ron (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Moffat; Puente
(4).
HB 3549
The chair laid out HB 3549.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB 3549, as amended, 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; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; Lewis, Ron (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; King; Moffat; Puente
(4).
HB 5
The chair laid out HB 5.
(Representatives King, Moffat, and Puente now present.)
Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Walker in chair.)
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3546
The chair laid out HB 3546 and the adopted substitute as
pending business.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3546, 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 Counts; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat; Puente
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Corte (1).
At 12:50 am, on April 17, 1997, 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. David Counts, Chair
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BRIAN L. SLEDGE, Clerk