House Committee on Natural Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         February 24, 1999 
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 19, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Acting Chair, Representative Tracy O.  
         King, at 2:05 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Hamric; Puente;  
                   Shields; Walker (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Counts; Corte; Lewis, Ron E. (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Ron E. Lewis now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts now present.)   
          
         HB 1283 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1283.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 1283 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; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                        Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Corte (1). 
         (Representative Counts in chair.)   
          
         HB 794 
  
         The chair laid out HB 794.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zbranek to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 794 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; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                        Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Corte (1). 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now absent.)   
          
         HB 340 
          
         The chair laid out HB 340.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 846 
          
         The chair laid out HB 846.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain  
         the measure.   
         Representative Cook offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to close on  
         the measure. 
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 846, 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,  
                        Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Corte (2). 
          
         At 4:45 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. David Counts, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk