MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
2:00 pm
Senate Chamber
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural
Resources was held on Tuesday, March 9, 1999 in the Senate
Chamber at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown, Chair Senator Gonzalo
Barrientos
Senator Kenneth Armbrister Senator Bill Ratliff
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:10 pm. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
Senator Lucio moved that the Minutes from the previous hearing
be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 533 and Senator Armbrister explained the
bill in Senator Ratliff's absence. No testimony was taken on
the bill.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 533 be reported favorably to
the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Armbrister moved
that SB 533 be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 144 and Senator Armbrister explained the
bill in Senator Nelson's absence. No testimony was taken on
the bill.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 144 be reported favorably to
the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Armbrister moved
that SB 144 be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 2:15 pm, Senator Armbrister assumed the Chair and laid out
SB 812. Senator Brown then explained the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Brown sent up a Committee Substitute, moved its
adoption and motioned to change the spelling of a word in the
text of the bill.
Senator Bivins moved to reconsider the vote on the misspelling
of the word in the bill.
Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved its
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Brown moved to roll Committee Amendment 1 into a new
Committee Substitute and then be adopted. It was so ordered.
Senator Brown moved that CSSB 812 be reported favorably to the
full Senate. The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0
nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Brown moved
that CSSB 812 be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 813 and Senator Brown explained the
bill. No testimony was taken on the bill. The bill was left
pending until a quorum was present.
The Chair laid out SB 814 and Senator Brown explained the
bill. No testimony was taken on the bill.
Senator Brown moved that SB 814 be reported favorably to the
full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 3 absent.
Senator Brown moved that SB 813 be reported favorably to the
full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 3 absent. Senator Brown moved that SB
813 and SB 814 be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 815 and Senator Brown explained the
bill. No testimony was taken on the bill. Senator Brown
moved that SB 815 be reported favorably to the full Senate
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The
motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent. Senator Brown moved that SB 815 be
recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 816 and Senator Brown explained the
bill. No testimony was taken on the bill.
Senator Brown moved that SB 816 be reported favorably to the
full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 3 absent. Senator Brown moved that SB
816 be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Haywood asked to be shown voting on SB 813; without
objection, it was so ordered, which changed the vote to 5
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
There being no further business, at 2:42 pm Senator Lucio
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair Carol
McGarah
, Clerk