The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         78th Legislature 
         April 28, 2003 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #112 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 28,  
         2003, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Puente, at 12:38 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope; Geren;  
                   Hamilton; Hardcastle (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Campbell; Cook, Robby; Wolens (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2250 
          
         (Representative Cook, Robby now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2250 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hamilton offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Hardcastle offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment to the committee substitute was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that HB 2250, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;  
                             Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Campbell; Wolens  (2).  
  
         HB 3586 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3586 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3586, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope;  
                             Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Campbell; Wolens  (2).  
           
         HB 2978 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2978 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Callegari offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that HB 2978, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;  
                             Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Campbell; Wolens  (2).  
           
         At 12:46 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Puente, Chair 
          
         House Committee on Natural Resources 
         4/28/2003 
          
         ________________________ 
         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk