MINUTES 
                                           
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
                              Tuesday, March 27, 2001 
                           2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                                   Senate Chamber 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural  
         Resources was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, in the Senate  
         Chamber at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator J. E. Brown                     None 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator David Bernsen 
         Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Lucio, Jr. moved adoption of the minutes from the  
         previous hearing held on March 20, 2001; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1672 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Jackson, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was closed.   
         Senator Lucio moved that SB1672 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 1 absent.  Senator Bernsen moved that  
         the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Duncan assumed the Chair.   
         The Chair laid out SB324 and recognized the author, Senator  
  
         Brown, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was closed.   
         Senator Brown moved that SB324 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.    
         The motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 1 absent.  Senator Brown moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1444 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Brown, to explain the bill.  Senator Brown sent up a committee  
         substitute; the Chair recognized Senator Brown to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Brown moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Public  
         testimony was taken. Witnesses testifying and registering on the  
         bill are shown on the attached list.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending before the Committee.   
          
         Senator Brown resumed the Chair.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1561 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Senator Duncan sent up a  
         committee substitute; the Chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Duncan moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Public  
         testimony was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering on  
         the bill are shown on the attached list.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  Senator Duncan moved that SB1561 do not pass but that  
         CSSB1561 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a  
         record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 1  
         absent.  Senator Duncan moved that the bill be recommended for  
         placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1352 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was taken.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  Public testimony was closed.  Senator  
         Bernsen moved that SB1352 be reported favorably to the Senate  
         with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The  
         motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present  
         not voting, and 1 absent.  Senator Bernsen moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Duncan assumed the Chair.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1335 as amended, left pending from the  
         previous hearing, and recognized the author, Senator Brown, to  
         explain the bill.  Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 8  
         and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was  
         adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 9 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator  
         Brown sent up Committee Amendment 10 and moved adoption; without  
  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator Bernsen sent up  
         Committee Amendment 11 and moved adoption; without objection,  
         the amendment was adopted.  Senator Bernsen sent up Committee  
         Amendment 12 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 13 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Barrientos sent up Committee  
         Amendment 14 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Bernsen sent up Committee  
         Amendment 15 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 16 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 17 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 18 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 19 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 20 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 21 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 22 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 23 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.   Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 24 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Brown sent up Committee  
         Amendment 25 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Senator Lucio sent up Committee  
         Amendment 26, which was then pulled down for further review.   
         Senator Lucio sent up Committee Amendment 27 and moved adoption;  
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  Public testimony  
         was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are  
         shown on the attached list.  The bill was left pending before  
         the Committee. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB2 and recognized the author, Senator Brown,  
         to explain the bill.  Senator Brown sent up a committee  
         substitute; the Chair recognized Senator Brown to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Brown moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Public  
         testimony was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering on  
         the bill are shown on the attached list.   
          
         Senator Bivins assumed the Chair.   
          
         Public testimony was closed. 
          
         Senator Brown resumed the Chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 9:15 p.m. the Committee  
         stood recessed subject to the call of the Chair.  Without  
  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator J. E. Brown, Chair 
          
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         Carol McGarah, Clerk