House Committee on Natural Resources 76th Legislature March 17, 1999 2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment Capitol Extension, E1.010 Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 1999, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative David Counts, at 2:07 p.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Counts; Cook; Corte; Puente; Shields; Walker (6). Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric; Lewis, Ron (3). A quorum was present. HB 2199 (Representative Hamric now present.) The chair laid out HB 2199. The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure. Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure. The amendment was adopted without objection. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure. Representative Cook moved that HB 2199, 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; Corte; Hamric; Shields; Walker (6). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Lewis, Ron; Puente (3). HB 2660 The chair laid out HB 2660. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representatives Lewis, Ron and Puente now present.) SB 392 The chair laid out SB 392. The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure. Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 392 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; Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative King, Tracy (1). HB 972 The chair laid out HB 972. The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative King, Tracy now present.) HB 1249 The chair laid out HB 1249. The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1590 The chair laid out HB 1590. The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1742 The chair laid out HB 1742. The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1437 The chair laid out HB 1437. The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the measure. Representative Cook offered an amendment to the measure. The amendment was adopted without objection. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) Representative Cook moved that HB 1437, 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; King, Tracy; Cook; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Shields; Walker (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Corte; Puente (2). HB 2391 The chair laid out HB 2391. Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Cook moved that HB 2391, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Shields; Walker (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Corte; Puente (2). HB 732 (Representative Puente now present.) The chair laid out HB 732. The chair recognized Representative Bosse to explain the measure. Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 732 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). HB 1574 The chair laid out HB 1574. The chair recognized Representative Bosse to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Corte now present.) HB 1479 The chair laid out HB 1479. The chair recognized Representative Clark to explain the measure. The chair offered an amendment to the measure. The chair offered an amendment to the amendment. The amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection. The amendment was adopted without objection. The chair offered an amendment to the measure. The amendment was adopted without objection. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Clark to close on the measure. Representative Corte moved that HB 1479, as amended, 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; Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Shields; Walker (8). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Puente (1). HB 1233 The chair laid out HB 1233 as pending business. The chair offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Walker moved that HB 1233, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Shields; Walker (8). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Puente (1). HB 2575 (Representative Puente now present.) The chair laid out HB 2575. The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2575, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (9). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). HB 2237 The chair laid out HB 2237. The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure. The chair offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the substitute. (Representative King, Tracy in chair.) Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Counts in chair.) The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2588 The chair laid out and explained HB 2588. Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2588 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; Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (9). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). At 8:12 p.m., 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