The House Committee on Natural Resources

80th Legislature

February 21, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2007, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 2:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Gallego; Hilderbran (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Guillen; Laubenberg; O'Day (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 479

 

The chair laid out HB 479.

 

(Representative Guillen now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 496

 

The chair laid out HB 496.

 

The chair recognized Representative Robby Cook to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Robby Cook to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1032

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1032.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.  The bill was left pending without objection.

 

Updates on the implementation of legislation from the 79th, Regular Session regarding groundwater regulation (HB 1763, 79R)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gattis now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hamilton in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Puente in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

HB 3

 

The chair laid out HB 3 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 3, 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; Hamilton; Gattis; Creighton; Gallego; Hilderbran;                                     Laubenberg (7).

 

Nays:             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:          Representatives Guillen; O'Day  (2).

 

Updates on the implementation of legislation from the 79th, Regular Session regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity (HB 2876, 79R)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

HB 576

 

The chair laid out HB 576.

 

The chair recognized Representative Wayne Smith to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Wayne Smith to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:45 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

 

 

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Hope Wells, Clerk