The House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         79th Legislature 
         March 15, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at  
         2:04 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Bonnen; Driver; Homer; Kuempel;  
                    Smith, Wayne (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Howard; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Homer in chair.) 
          
         HB 1540 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1540. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Homer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Bonnen in chair.) 
          
         HB 580 
          
         The chair laid out HB 580. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the  
 
         measure.  
           
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1429 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1429 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Homer moved that HB 1429, 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 Bonnen; King, Tracy; Driver;  
                         Homer; Kuempel; Smith, Wayne (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Howard  (1). 
          
         At 2:58 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Bonnen, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Steve Bruno, Clerk 
          
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