MINUTES SENATE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES Tuesday, June 16, 1998 9:00 am J. Erik Jonnson Public Library Dallas Texas ***** Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources (Interim) was held on Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at the J. Erik Jonnson Public Library, in Dallas, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator J.E. Brown Senator Tom Haywood Senator Teel Bivins Senator Jon Lindsay Senator Carlos F. Truan Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Senator Steve Ogden ***** The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. The following business was transacted. Senator Truan moved that the Minutes from the previous meeting be approved. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Chairman Brown made opening remarks, followed by opening remarks from Senator Truan. The following peopled registered to testify on HB 3019: Jeff Saitas Deputy Director (office of Air Quality), TNRCC Wade Stansell Texas Utilities Toiya Monique Homore' American Lung Assn. Judy Richards City of Duncanville Sue Pope Downwinders at Risk Johs Schonborn ALA Marcie Schonborn Self Pete Altman SEED Luio Sepvlvada West Dallas Coalition Rita Beuing Sierra Club Ken Kramer Sierra Club Elizabeth Uebelacker Clean Water Action Dan Pearson TNRCC Kinnan Golemon Brown, McCarroll Molly Seay Self Ester McElfish Self Asha McElfish Self The following people registered to testify on the siting of solid waste facilities: Barry McBee Chairman, TNRCC Shirley Holland LWV-Texas Jimmy Sylvia Chambers County Fred Haise Informed Citizens United Gary Graybeal Chambers County Bob Gregory National Solid Wastes Manager (Texas Chapter) Mary Miksa TABCC Carey Boethel TX Assoc. of Counties John Promise TX Assoc. of Regional Councils Monte Akers TML Charles Rivette BFI Neil Mohr Waste Mgmt. of Texas Pam Giblin USA Waste Cathy Sisk Harris County Joe Vogel TNRCC There being no further business, the Chair recessed the meeting at 2:00 p.m. _____________________________ Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown, Chair _____________________________ Carol K. McGarah, Clerk