The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         July 11, 2000 
         12:30 p.m. 
         Maybee Center 
         1219 Fisk Ave. 
         Brownwood, Texas 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 26, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 12:45  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Hamric; Lewis,  
                   Ron; Puente; Walker (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Cook; Corte; Shields (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Local/ Regional Water Update 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         State Water Planning Update 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Groundwater Policy Recommendations 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:10 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