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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 8, 2011 9:00 AM

            SB 160

                  FOR:

                                 Forrest, Yvonne   (City of Houston), Houston, TX

                                 Lorenz, Jennifer   (Bayou Land Conservancy), Houston, TX

                                 Szecsy, Richard   (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                   For Committee Substitute (CSSB 160) :

                                 Sledge, Brian   (Brick Industry Association; Solid Waste Association of North America,

                                 Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                  For:

                                 Hiers, P.G., Scott   (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Max   (Travis County), Austin, TX

                                 Kellough, Annie   (Friends of the Brazos River), Austin, TX

                                 Kuhn, Lee   (Republic Services), Driftwood, TX

                                 Lowerre, Richard   (Caddo Lake Institute), Austin, TX

                                 Macomb, Chris   (Waste Management of Texas Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey   (KBDJ Quarry), Austin, TX

                                 Phillips, Matt   (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus   (Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David   (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Turner, Bob   (Earth Moving Contractors Association of Texas), Voss, TX

            SB 271

                  FOR:

                                 Borden, Deena   (Bexar Met), Helotes, TX

                                 Eaton, Debra    (Self; BMWD), Converse, TX

                                 King - Wethern, Ann Marie    (Self; Oak Glen Park; Castle Park Neighborhood), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Perez, Richard   (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Poage, James B.   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Clement, James    (Self), Elmendorf, TX

                                 Shackelford, John H.    (Self; BMWB), San Antonio, TX

                                 Wenger, Lesley   (Bexar Met Constituents), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Durden, Don    (Self), Comfort, TX

                                 Lopez, Guadalupe I.   (BMWD), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Contreras, Carlos   (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Kirby, J. Thomas    (Self; Oak Park), San Antonio, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 8, 2011 9:00 AM

                  On:

                                 Galiga, Todd   (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 292

                  FOR:

                                 Holland, Kirk   (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Hrncir, John   (City Of Austin), Austin, TX

            SB 312

                  FOR:

                                 Schwirtz, Mark W.   (Golden Spread Electric Coop.), Amarillo, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Craven, Eric   (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX

                                 Ross, Susan D.   (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty"   (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

            SB 313

                  AGAINST:

                                 Maurer, Sr., Michael    (Self), Spring Branch, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly   (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Conkwright, Jim   (High Plains UWCD No. 1), Lubbock, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus   (Lone Star Chapter , Sierra Club), Austin, TX

            SB 333

                  FOR:

                                 Macmanus, Brian   (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corp. / Texas Rural Water Association),

                                 Rio Hondo, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Lopez, Elvia   (South Texas Water Utility Managers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe   (Aqua Water Supply Corporation), Austin, TX

            SB 341

                  FOR:

                                 Clamp, John   Councilman from San Antonio (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Dugas Jr., Norman T.   (Real Estate Council of S.A. and Greater S.A. Builders Assoc.), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 King - Wethern, Ann Marie    (Self; Oak Glen Park; Castle Park Neighborhood Rep), San

                                 Antonio, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 8, 2011 9:00 AM

                                 Poage, James B.   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Alaniz, Jesse Jay   (Rate Payer), San Antonio, TX

                                 Alvarado Sr., Robert   (Bear Bin), San Antonio, TX

                                 Avila, Henry   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Barajas, Olga G.   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Borden, Deena   (Bexar Met), Helotes, TX

                                 Camacho, Rosalinda   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Castaneda, Gina   (Community - Rate payers), San Antonio, TX

                                 Clement, James    (Self), Elmendorf, TX

                                 Diaz, Minerva   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Eaton, Debra   (Self for BMWD), Converse, TX

                                 Gawlik, Roe   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Guerra, Irael   (Bexar Met Water Dist), San Antonio, TX

                                 Killen, Melissa   (Bexar Metropolitan Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lopez, Guadalupe I.   (BMWD), San Antonio, TX

                                 Morin, Jesse   (Bexar Met), San Antonio, TX

                                 Placencia, Rogelio   (Bexar Metropolitan Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Ramos, Humberto   (Bexar Metropolitan Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Rocha, Alfred   (Community; BMWD), San Antonio, TX

                                 Shackelford, John H.    (Self; BMWB), San Antonio, TX

                                 Villanueva, Rosalinda   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Villarreal II., Robert R.   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Durden, Don   (Bexar Met Leg. Oversight Committee), Comfort, TX

                                 Puente, Robert R.   (SAWS), Castle Hills, TX

                                 Rios, Rolando L.   (Bexar Met), San Antonio, TX

                                 Wenger, Lesley   (Bexar Met District 6 Constituents), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Contreras, Carlos   (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Guevara, Thomas   (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX

                                 Kirby, Tom    (Self; Oak Glen Park), San Antonio, TX

                                 Mintz, David   (San Antonio Apartment Association), Austin, TX

                                 Norman, Scott   (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Whalen, Ken   (TX Daily Newspaper Association; TX Press Assoc.), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Castillo, Rosie   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 DeHoyos, Cynthia   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

                                 Garcia, Madeleine J.   (Bexar Met Water District), San Antonio, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 8, 2011 9:00 AM

                  On:

                                 Galiga, Todd   (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 360

                  FOR:

                                 Morrison, James   (Texas Rural Water Assoc.), Huntsville, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara   (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Profilet, Charles W.   (Southwest Water Company), Sugarland, TX

                  On:

                                 Montemayor, Piper   (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

                                 Petersen, Ken   (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

            SB 408

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Kellough, Annie   (Friends of the Brazos River), Austin, TX

                                 Phillips, Matt   (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Morgan, Tiffany   (Brazos River Authority), Waco, TX

            SB 433

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Cook, Robby   (Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Holland, Kirk   (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX

            SB 448

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Mendez, Mark   (Tarrant County Commissioners Court), Fort Worth, TX

            SB 527

                  ON:

                                 Reed, Cyrus   (Lone Star Chapter , Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty"   (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                   For Committee Substitute (CSSB 527) :

                                 Hastings, Debbra   (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                  For:

                                 Ashley, Price   (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Carter, Teddy   (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin,

                                 TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 8, 2011 9:00 AM

                                 Davis, Tricia   (American Royalty Council), Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Mabrie   (North Texas Commission), Irving, TX

                                 McBeth, Kelly   (Gas Processors Association), Austin, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill   (TX Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX

                                 Sturzl, Frank   (City of Arlington), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David   (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Brymer, David   (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

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