House Committee on Natural Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         April 21, 1999 
         2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 16, 1999, and a  
         suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 21, 1999, so  
         that the committee could take up and consider HB 3835, SB 950,  
         SB 1311, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,  
         Representative David Counts, at 5:40 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Lewis,  
                   Ron; Puente (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Hamric; Shields; Walker (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3813 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.)   
          
         The chair laid out HB 3813.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3817 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3817.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3817 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; Lewis,  
                        Ron; Puente (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric; Shields;  
                        Walker (4). 
          
         HB 3818 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3818.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3818 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; Lewis,  
                        Ron; Puente (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric; Shields;  
                        Walker (4). 
          
         HB 3278 
          
         (Representative Shields now present.)   
          
         The chair laid out HB 3278.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1310, the companion to HB 3278, in lieu  
         of the house measure. 
          
         SB 1310 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Cook moved that SB 1310 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; Lewis, Ron;  
                        Puente; Shields (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Hamric;  
                        Walker (4). 
          
         HB 3823 
          
         The chair laid out and explained HB 3823.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3823 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; Lewis, Ron;  
                        Puente; Shields (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Hamric;  
                        Walker (4). 
          
         HB 2045 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.)   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2045 as pending business.   
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2045, as substituted,  
         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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,  
                        Ron; Shields (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente;  
                        Walker (4). 
  
         HB 2808 
          
         (Representative Puente now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2808. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1311, the companion to HB 2808, in lieu  
         of the house measure. 
          
         SB 1311   
          
         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.  
          
         SB 272 
          
         The chair laid out SB 272.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 305 
          
         The chair laid out SB 305.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 657 
          
         The chair laid out SB 657.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 658 
          
         The chair laid out SB 658.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 897 
          
         The chair laid out SB 897.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 898 
          
         The chair laid out SB 898.   
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1900 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1900.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3812 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3812.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3812, 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; Lewis, Ron;  
                        Puente; Shields (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Hamric;  
                        Walker (4). 
          
         HB 3816 
          
         (Representatives King, Tracy and Walker now present.)    
          
         The chair laid out HB 3816.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook 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.) 
  
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker moved that HB 3816, 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;  
                        Shields; Walker (5). 
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Hamric; Lewis, Ron;  
                        Puente (4). 
          
         SB 296 
          
         (Representatives Lewis, Ron and Puente now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 296.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 296 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;  
                        Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Hamric (2). 
          
         HB 533 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 533.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
  
         HB 1645 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1645.   
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative King, Tracy in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3835 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3835.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Staples to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         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 Staples to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker moved that HB 3835, 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; Puente;  
                        Shields; Walker (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric; Lewis, Ron  
                        (3). 
          
         SB 950 
          
         The chair laid out SB 950.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Cook moved that SB 950 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 failed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Counts; Cook; Corte; Puente;  
                        Walker (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Shields (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric; Lewis, Ron  
                        (3). 
          
         SB 950 
          
         (Representatives King, Tracy and Lewis, Ron now present.)   
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure  
         was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider  
         prevailed without objection.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 950 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; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (7). 
         Nays:          Representative Shields (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         HB 2561 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2561 as pending business.   
          
         (An amendment was adopted in a previous meeting.) 
          
         Representative Walker moved that HB 2561, 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;  
                        Corte; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         HB 3738 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3738 as pending business.   
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3738, 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; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         HB 3796 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3796 as pending business.   
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative King, Tracy moved that HB 3796, 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; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         HB 3797 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3797 as pending business.   
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente moved that HB 3797, 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; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
         HB 2275 
          
         The chair laid out and explained HB 2275.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2275 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; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Shields (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         At 11:00 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of  
         the chair.   
          
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         Rep. David Counts, Chair 
  
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         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk