The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         79th Legislature 
         May 20, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 112 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20,  
         2005, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Puente, at 2:59 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;  
                    Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney (9). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 268 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 268. 
          
         Representative Hardcastle moved that SB 268, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney  
                         (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         SJR 3 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SJR 3. 
          
         Representative Hardcastle moved that SJR 3, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Hope (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
           
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         SB 3 
          
         The chair laid out SB 3 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Laney offered committee amendment #1 to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hardcastle offered committee amendment #2 to the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment #2  
         was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without  
         objection. 
          
         Committee amendment #2 was adopted by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Puente (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered committee amendment #3 to the  
         committee substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered committee amendment #4 to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The complete committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved that SB 3, as substituted, be reported favorably  
 
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         House Committee on Natural Resources 
         5/20/2005 
          
         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; Bonnen; Campbell; Geren;  
                         Hardcastle; Hilderbran (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Callegari; Hope; Laney (3). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         At 3:10 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. Puente, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Hope Wells, Clerk 
          
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