The House Committee on Energy Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         March 28, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 22, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Lewis, Ron, at 8:11  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Lewis, Ron; Merritt; Christian; Crabb;  
                   Driver (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Carter; Hawley; Kitchen; Williams (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Kitchen now present.) 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on HB  
         981:  Representative Hawley, Chair; Representatives Driver and  
         Lewis, Ron. 
          
         HB 2725 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2725. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Carter now present.) 
          
         (Representative Williams now present.) 
          
         HB 3348 
         The chair laid out HB 3348. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2845 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2845. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Danburg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Hawley now present.) 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3415 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3415. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Carter offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2277 and HB 2278 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2277 and HB 2278. 
  
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute to HB 2277.  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2277 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Carter offered a complete committee substitute to  
         HB 2278.  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2278 was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         At 10:00 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes upon final  
         recess/adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:40 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Lewis, Ron. The roll was answered  
         as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Lewis, Ron; Merritt; Crabb; Driver;  
                   Hawley; Kitchen (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Carter; Christian; Williams (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3415 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3415 as pending business. 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Merritt in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis, Ron in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Christian now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2277 and CSHB 2278 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         CSHB 2278 was left pending without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute to HB 2277.  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2277 was adopted without  
  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Crabb moved that HB 2277, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Lewis, Ron; Merritt;  
                             Christian; Crabb; Hawley; Kitchen (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Carter; Driver; Williams  (3).  
           
         HB 2718 
          
         (Representative Merritt in chair.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2718. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Lewis, Ron in chair.) 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Merritt moved that HB 2718, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Lewis, Ron; Merritt;  
                             Christian; Crabb; Hawley; Kitchen (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Carter; Driver; Williams  (3).  
           
         HB 2806 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2806. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kitchen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kitchen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 2:29 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. Lewis, Ron, Chair 
          
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         Wendy Hill, Clerk