The House Committee on Natural Resources

80th Legislature

May 16, 2007

8:30 a.m.

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 11, 2007, a revision on May 14, 2007, and a suspension of the five-day posting rule on May 15, 2007 to allow the committee to take up and consider HB 4137, SB 747, SB 2042, and SBi2043, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 8:36 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Gattis; Creighton; O'Day (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gallego; Guillen; Hilderbran; Laubenberg (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 714

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 714.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1990

 

The chair laid out SB 1990.

 

The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2029

 

The chair laid out SB 2029.

 

The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1245

 

The chair laid out SB 1245.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Macias to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 585

 

The chair laid out SB 585.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1205

 

The chair laid out SB 1205.

 

The chair recognized Representative Betty Brown to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 

 

The chair recognized Representative Betty Brown to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 747

 

The chair laid out SB 747.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1245

 

The chair laid out SB 1245 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Macias to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2042 and SB 2043

 

The chair laid out SB 2042 and SB 2043.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the measures.

 

Testimony was taken on the measures. (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

SB 1326

 

The chair laid out SB 1326.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jim Keffer 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.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jim Keffer to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until final adjournment.

 

The committee reconvened at 5:54 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Creighton; Gallego; Guillen (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 2014

 

The chair laid out SB 2014, the companion to HB 4075.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 2014, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Creighton; Gallego; Guillen  (4).

 

SB 1946

 

The chair laid out SB 1946, the companion to HB 3981.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1946, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Creighton; Gallego; Guillen  (4).

 

SB 1535

 

The chair laid out SB 1535, the companion to HB 3771.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 1535, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Creighton; Gallego; Guillen  (4).

 

SB 1326

 

The chair laid out SB 1326 as pending business.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Puente in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Guillen now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jim Keffer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4137

 

The chair laid out HB 4137.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Tracy King to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Tracy King to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:55 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