House Committee on State Recreational Resources 
         75th Legislature 
         April 23, 1997 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 1997, the House  
         Committee on State Recreational Resources met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Edmund Kuempel at 8:38 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Kuempel; McCall; King; Longoria;  
                   Merritt (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Hightower; Hilderbran; Horn; Palmer  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 710 
          
         The chair laid out SB 710 in lieu of HB 1661. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative Horn now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named  
         later by the chair. 
          
         HB 150 
          
         The chair laid out HB 150.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representatives Hilderbran and Palmer now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative McCall in chair.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.)   
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HB 150 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed.  The motion failed by the following vote and the  
         bill was left pending:   
          
         Ayes:          None (0). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Kuempel; McCall; Hilderbran;  
                        Horn; King; Longoria; Merritt; Palmer (8). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hightower (1). 
          
         HB 1941 
          
         The chair recalled HB 1941 from subcommittee.   
          
         Representative King offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Kuempel offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
          
         Representative King moved that HB 1941, 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 Kuempel; McCall; Hilderbran;  
                        Horn; King; Merritt; Palmer (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hightower; Longoria (2). 
          
         At 9:30 am, 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. Edmund Kuempel, Chair 
          
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         Paige Cooper, Clerk