House Committee on Natural Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         May 5, 1999 
         Upon adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk 9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5,  
         1999, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 5,  
         1999, so that the committee could take up and consider SB  
         1822, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         David Counts, at 3:35 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Corte;  
                   Hamric; Shields (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1771 
          
         (Representative Puente now present.)   
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 1771.   
          
         Representative Shields moved that SB 1771 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; Puente; Shields (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Lewis, Ron; Walker (2). 
          
         SB 1770 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 1770.   
          
         Representative Shields moved that SB 1770 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; Puente; Shields (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Lewis, Ron; Walker (2). 
          
         SB 708 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 708.   
          
         Representative Corte moved that SB 708 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; Puente; Shields (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Lewis, Ron; Walker (2). 
          
         HB 3839 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3839 as pending business.   
          
         The chair offered and explained a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1822 
          
         (Representative Walker now present.) 
            
         The chair laid out SB 1822.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker moved that SB 1822 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; Puente; Shields; Walker (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron (1). 
          
         At 3:57 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 
          
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         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk