MINUTES Joint Interim Committee on Water Resources Development and Management Thursday, February 26, 1998 9:30 am El Paso City Council Chamber ***** 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, February 26, 1998, at the El Paso City Council Chamber, in El Paso, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairman J.E. "Buster" Brown Representative David Counts Chairman Ron Lewis Representative Robert Puente Senator Ken Armbrister Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Senator Carlos Truan Senator Jeff Wentworth Representative Robert Cook Representative Gary Walker ***** The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:35 am. The following business was transacted. Senator Brown moved that the Minutes from the previous hearing be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Testimony was taken. The following testified on the implementation of Senate Bill 1: Carlos Ramirez, Mayor, City of El Paso Dr. Elaine Barron, Board Member, TWDB Craig D. Pedersen, Executive Administrator, TWDB Davis Austin, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Dan Pearson, Executive Director, TNRCC Ken Petersen, TNRCC Ed Archuleta, El Paso Public Service Board Jack Hammond, Commissioner, Rio Grande Compact Commission Risher Gilbert, El Paso Water Utilities-Public Service Board Norman Gaume, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission C.E. Williams, Panhandle Groundwater District Michael Bressler, representing himself At 2:45 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until the next meeting on April 2, 1998, in Corpus Christi, Texas. ________________________ ______________________ Senator J.E. Brown, Co-Chair Rep. Ron Lewis, Co-Chair ______________________ Carol McGarah, Clerk