MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Thursday, March 13, 1997
2:00 pm
Capitol Extension, Room E1.028
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural
Resources was held on Thursday, March 13, 1997 in the Capitol
Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator J.E. Brown None
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Drew Nixon
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator Jeff Wentworth
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:05 pm. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The Chair laid out SB 201 and recognized the author, Senator
Harris, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Barrientos moved that SB 201 be reported favorably to
the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 1 absent.
Senator Barrientos requested unanimous consent to certify the
bill for Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it
was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 347 and recognized the author, Senator
Harris, to explain the bill.
Senator Ogden sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Wentworth moved to reconsider Committee Amendment 1.
The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent.
Senator Ogden moved adoption of Committee Amendment 1. The
motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent.
Senator Wentworth moved that SB 347 be reported favorably as
amended to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 10
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
At 2:41 pm Senator Barrientos assumed the chair.
The Chair laid out SB 693 and recognized the author, Senator
Brown, to explain the bill.
Senator Brown sent up a committee substitute, explained the
differences, and moved its adoption; there being no objection
it was so ordered.
Senator Brown moved that SB 693 do not pass but that CSSB 693
be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it
do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 10
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
Senator Brown requested unanimous consent to certify the bill
for Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1 and recognized the author, Senator
Brown, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Brown moved that SB 1 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
At 4:31 pm Senator Brown resumed the chair.
There being no further business, at 4:33 pm Senator Barrientos
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator J.E. Brown, Chair
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Carol McGarah, Clerk