The House Committee on Natural Resources
81st Legislature
March 17, 2009
8:00 a.m.
E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2009 and revised March 12, 2009, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 8:07 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).
Absent: Representatives Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer (5).
A quorum was present.
HB 1662 and HB 1664
The chair laid out HB 1662 and HB 1664.
The measures were postponed until Tuesday, March 24, 2009. There being no objection, so ordered.
HB 1318
The chair laid out HB 1318.
The chair recognized Representative Legler to explain the measure.
(Representative Creighton now present.)
(Representative King, Tracy O. now present.)
(Representative Frost now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Legler to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1683
The chair laid out HB 1683.
(Representative Callegari not present.)
Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 1683, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Smithee (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (3).
HB 753
The chair laid out HB 753.
Representative Corte moved that HB 753, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Smithee (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (3).
(Representative Miller, Doug now present.)
HB 1178
The chair laid out HB 1178.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Frost moved that HB 1178, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1082
The chair laid out HB 1082.
Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1082, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 593
The chair laid out HB 593.
Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 593, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1111
The chair laid out HB 1111.
Representative Corte moved that HB 1111, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1112
The chair laid out HB 1112.
Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 1112, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1113
The chair laid out HB 1113.
Representative Frost moved that HB 1113, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1252
The chair laid out HB 1252.
Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 1252, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1456
The chair laid out HB 1456.
Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 1456, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1596
The chair laid out HB 1596.
Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1596, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1597
The chair laid out HB 1597.
Representative Corte moved that HB 1597, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1598
The chair laid out HB 1598.
Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Corte moved that HB 1598, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1599
The chair laid out HB 1599.
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
Representative Frost moved that HB 1599, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
HB 1600
The chair laid out HB 1600.
Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 1600, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
HB 1601
The chair laid out HB 1601.
Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 1601, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
HB 1691
The chair laid out HB 1691.
Representative Creighton moved that HB 1691, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
(Representative Callegari now present.)
HB 2035
The chair laid out HB 2035.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1367
The chair laid out HB 1367.
The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Otto to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1368
The chair laid out HB 1368.
The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Otto to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1518
The chair laid out HB 1518.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the measure.
Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1946
The chair laid out HB 1946.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:12 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess.
Pursuant to an announcement from the floor to suspend the rules to meet during reading and referral of bills, the committee reconvened at 12:05 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Laubenberg; Miller, Doug (6).
Absent: Representatives Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Smithee (5).
A quorum was present.
HB 595 and HB 1508
The chair laid out HB 595 and HB 1508.
The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.
(Representative King, Tracy O. now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Frost now present.)
(Representative Smithee now present.)
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
(Representative Lucio III now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measures.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1741
The chair laid out HB 1741.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy O. to explain the measure.
(Representative Callegari in chair.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Ritter in chair.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy O. to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1922
The chair laid out HB 1922.
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 43
The chair laid out HB 43.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 5:27 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
________________________
Rep. Ritter, Chair
________________________
Elizabeth Fazio, Clerk