The House Committee on Land & Resource Management 
         78th Legislature 
         February 24, 2003 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 19, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at  
         10:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse; Guillen;  
                   Haggerty; Hochberg; Howard; Noriega (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Pickett; Goolsby (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 543 
          
         The chair laid out HB 543. 
          
         Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Goolsby now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 649 
          
         The chair laid out HB 649. 
          
         Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the  
         measure.  
  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 547 
          
         The chair laid out HB 547. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 645 
          
         The chair laid out HB 645. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Mowery in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the  
         measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 783 
          
         The chair laid out HB 783. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         At 1:58 p.m., on the motion of Representative Guillen and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call  
         of the chair. 
          
         House Committee on Land & Resource Management 
         2/24/2003 
          
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         Rep. Mowery, Chair 
          
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         Trey Burke, Clerk