The House Committee on Land & Resource Management 
         79th Legislature 
         March 17, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On March 21, 2005, the House Committee on Land & Resource  
         Management authorized the correction of the  minutes for the  
         meeting of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management  
         held on March 17, 2005. The following are the corrected minutes  
         for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at  
         8:11 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake; Cook,  
                    Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Pickett (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1364 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1364 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Cook, Robby offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook, Robby moved that HB 1364, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;  
                         Cook, Robby; Escobar; Miller; Orr (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Pickett; Leibowitz  (2). 
          
         HB 1704 
           
         The chair laid out HB 1704. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Cook, Robby offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Leibowitz now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting  
         was recessed until final adjournment of the Full House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:27 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Mowery; Blake; Cook, Robby;  
                    Leibowitz; Orr (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Harper-Brown; Pickett; Escobar;  
                    Miller (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Representative Orr offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         amendment.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Harper-Brown now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Miller now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the  
 
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         measure.  
          
          On the motion of Representative Cook, amendment  number 1 was  
         adopted without objection. 
          
         On the motion of Representative Orr, amendment  number 2 was  
         adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook, Robby moved that HB 1704, as amended, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;  
                         Blake; Cook, Robby; Miller; Orr (7). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Leibowitz (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Escobar  (1). 
          
         HB 585 
          
         The chair laid out HB 585. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1728 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1728. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Harper-Brown in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Mowery in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
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         HB 1408 
          
         HB 1408 was withdrawn from the schedule without objection. 
           
         HB 323 
          
         The chair laid out HB 323. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1728 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1728 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 1728, without amendments, 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 Mowery; Cook, Robby; Leibowitz;  
                         Miller; Orr (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Blake (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Harper-Brown; Pickett; Escobar   
                         (3). 
          
         HB 323 
          
         The chair laid out HB 323 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Harper-Brown in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Mowery in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:51 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 
          
          ________________________ 
         Trey Burke, Clerk 
          
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