The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         February 28, 2001 
         3:00 p.m. 
         E2.014, Capitol Extension 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 23, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 3:10  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Corte;  
                   Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Hilderbran; Walker (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1062 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1062. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 1062, without  
         amendments, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hilderbran; Walker  (2).  
           
         HB 561 
          
         The chair laid out HB 561. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 561, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hilderbran; Walker  (2).  
           
         HB 1836 
          
         (Representative Walker now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1836. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 1836, as amended, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Hilderbran  (1).  
           
         HB 675 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 675. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the  
         measure. 
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 675, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Walker  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
           
         Absent:        Representative Puente  (1).  
           
         HB 742 
          
         The chair laid out HB 742. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Corte moved that HB 742, without amendments, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;  
                             Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Walker (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Cook; Puente  (2).  
           
         HB 1504 
          
         (Representative Puente now present.) 
          
         (Representative Cook now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1504. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 1504, as amended, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Puente; Walker (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hope; Lewis, Ron  (2).  
           
         HB 1281 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy in chair.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1281. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         At 6:00 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