The House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         78th Legislature 
         March 4, 2003 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at  
         2:01 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Bonnen; Kuempel; Chisum; Smith, Wayne;  
                   West, George "Buddy" (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Crownover; Flores (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Flores now present.) 
          
         HB 43 
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 43. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
           HB 44 
          
         The chair laid out HB 44. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
  
         HB 555 
          
         The chair laid out HB 555. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present and in chair.) 
          
         Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1365, HB 1374 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1365, HB 1374. 
          
         The chair  to explain HB 1365.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute to HB 1365.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain HB 1374.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Chisum in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present and in chair) 
          
         The chair closed on HB 1365 
          
         The chairs closed for Rep. Madden on HB 1374  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 1365 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         HB 1365 and HB 1374 were left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:37 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         3/4/2003 
          
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         Rep. Bonnen, Chair 
          
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         Zak Covar, Clerk