MINUTES 
                                           
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
                                Monday, May 7, 2001 
                           2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
                                           
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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 Monday, May 7, 2001, in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator J. E. Brown                     Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator David Bernsen 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:47 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The Chair laid out HB1838 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Nelson, 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.  The  
         bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB1110 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lindsay, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Committee stood at ease at 4:00 p.m. 
          
         The Committee came back to order at 4:10 p.m. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB3034 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2847 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Sibley, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HCR105 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Public  
         testimony was closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a  
         quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2586 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, 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.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2571 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Public  
         testimony was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering on  
         the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Barrientos  
         sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2005 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Public  
         testimony was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering on  
         the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Barrientos  
         sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB1909 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Fraser, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2529 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Fraser, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB1258 and recognized Senator Lucio to  
         explain the bill in the absence of the Senate sponsor.  Public  
         testimony was taken.  Senator Lucio sent up Committee Amendment  
         1.  The amendment and the bill were left pending awaiting a  
         quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB787 and recognized Senator Lucio, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Lucio sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB3544 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
  
         Barrientos sent up a committee substitute; the Chair recognized  
         Senator Barrientos to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Barrientos  
         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 Barrientos sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.    The bill was left pending awaiting a  
         quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2316 and recognized Senator Barrientos, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Public  
         testimony was closed.  Senator Barrientos moved that HB2316 be  
         reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator  
         Barrientos moved that the bill be recommended for placement on  
         the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB1750 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Haywood, 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  
         Haywood moved that SB1750 be reported favorably to the Senate  
         with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The  
         motion failed by a record vote of 3 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         The Chair laid out HB981 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         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.  The  
         bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB1038 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
         The Chair laid out HB3640 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB3635 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Public testimony was  
         closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB3404 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Barrientos  
         sent up a committee substitute; the Chair recognized Senator  
         Armbrister to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Barrientos 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 awaiting  
         a quorum. 
          
         The Chair laid out HB2362 and recognized Senator Armbrister, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Public  
         testimony was closed.  The bill was left pending awaiting a  
         quorum. 
          
         There being no further business, at 7:04 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