The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         February 17, 2000 
         1:00 p.m. 
         Hondo Community and Senior Center 
         1014 18th Street 
         Hondo, Texas 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 3, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 1:10  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Lewis, Ron;  
                   Puente; Walker (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Hamric; Shields (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Groundwater 
          
         The committee considered testimony related to groundwater  
         issues. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         At 4:10 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. Counts, Chair 
          
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         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk