The House Committee on Land & Resource Management
78th Legislature
March 17, 2003
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 2003, the House
Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at
10:10 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse; Pickett;
Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Howard (7).
Absent: Representatives Hochberg; Noriega (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 649
The chair laid out HB 649 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Hochberg now present.)
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 649, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Pickett; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty;
Hochberg; Howard (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Noriega (1).
HB 789
The chair laid out HB 789 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 584
The chair laid out HB 584.
Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 568
The chair laid out HB 568.
Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the
measure.
(Representative Noriega now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
At 1:45 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the full house,
March 17, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 4:08 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Goolsby; Guillen; Howard;
Noriega (5).
Absent: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Pickett; Haggerty;
Hochberg (4).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Hochberg now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to close on the
measure.
House Committee on Land & Resource Management
3/17/2003
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 662 AND HJR 36
The chair laid out HB 662 and HJR 36.
The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 609
The chair laid out HB 609.
The chair recognized Representative King to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1197
The chair laid out HB 1197.
The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 6:15 p.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. Mowery, Chair
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House Committee on Land & Resource Management
3/17/2003
Trey Burke, Clerk