The House Committee on Natural Resources

80th Legislature

March 14, 2007

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

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 9, 2007, and permission granted for the committee to meet while the house is in session, during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 2:16 p.m.

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Laubenberg; O'Day (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Hilderbran (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 576

 

The chair laid out HB 576 as pending business.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that HB 576, 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; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Laubenberg; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Hilderbran  (3).

 

HB 713

 

The chair laid out HB 713 as pending business.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that HB 713, 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; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Laubenberg; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Hilderbran  (3).

 

HB 1033

 

The chair laid out HB 1033 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that HB 1033, 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; Creighton; Guillen; Laubenberg; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Hilderbran  (3).

 

HB 33

 

The chair laid out HB 33.

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the measure.

 

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.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gattis now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1565

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1565.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 4.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

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.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1656

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1656.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1854

 

The chair laid out HB 1854.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1855

 

The chair laid out HB 1855.

 

Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1856

 

The chair laid out HB 1856.

 

Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1855

 

The chair laid out HB 1855 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:16 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