The House Committee on Natural Resources
77th Legislature
May 2, 2001
3:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2001, and a suspension
of the 5-day posting rule on May 2, 2001, so the committee could
take up and consider HCR 270 and HB 3698, the House Committee on
Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 7:25 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Hilderbran;
Hope; Puente (6).
Absent: Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker (3).
A quorum was present.
HCR 270
The chair laid out HCR 270.
Representative King, Tracy moved that HCR 270, 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;
Hilderbran; Hope; Puente (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker (3).
HB 3698
The chair laid out HB 3698.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure.
Representative Cook moved that HB 3698, 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;
Hilderbran; Hope; Puente (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker (3).
HB 3588
(Representatives Lewis, Ron, Corte and Walker now present.)
The chair laid out HB 3588.
The chair recognized Representative Cook 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 Cook to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1444
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair laid out SB 1444 as pending business.
Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
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 SB 1444, 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; Hilderbran; Hope;
Lewis, Ron; Walker (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Puente
(4).
HB 3684
The chair laid out HB 3684 as pending business.
Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
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 3684, 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; Hilderbran; Hope;
Lewis, Ron; Walker (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Puente
(4).
HB 3685
The chair laid out HB 3685 as pending business.
(Representative Puente now present.)
Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Puente moved that HB 3685, 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; Hilderbran; Hope;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte (3).
SB 2
The chair laid out SB 2.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative King, Tracy in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Counts in chair.)
Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 12:10 a.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