WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            April 9, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 246

                 For:

                                 Boyle, Jim (East Aldine Management District)

                 Against:

                                 Fultz, John (Mid south electric cooperative and msec enterprises)

                                 Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Coelho, Leonardo (Travis County)

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                 Against:

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Morris, Troy (MSEC Enterprises)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

                 On:

                                 Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)

            HB 1028

                 For:

                                 Garza, David (Self; City of pharr)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cooke, Heather (City of Austin)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)

                                 Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)

                                 Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                                 Sanchez, Steven (North alamo water supply corp)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

            HB 1307

                 For:

                                 Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies excessive rates)

                                 Millikan, Jack (Self; Kerrville community action group)

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                 For:

                                 Westfall, Larry (Self; Kerrville s outh community a ction group)

                 Against:

                                 Oldham, Melanie (Self)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 On:

                                 Hunter, Tom (PUC of TX)

                                 Lloyd, Brian (PUC of TX)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyle, Jim (City of Blue Mound, Texas)

                                 Coelho, Leonardo (Travis County)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

            HB 1307 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)

                 Against:

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 On:

                                 Hunter, Tom (PUC of TX)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aghamalian, Brandon (City of Pflugerville)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 On:

                                 Givens, Sheri (Office of Public Utility Counsel)

            HB 1414

                 Against:

                                 Sorensen, Greg (Liberty utilities)

                 On:

                                 Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Freeland, Joe (City of Tyler)

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            HB 1414 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Morgan, Greg (The City of Tyler)

                                 Whatley, Mark (City of Tyler)

            HB 1457

                 For:

                                 Frederick, David (Teans against monopolies excessive rates)

                                 Hawken, Anne (Self; Deer Creek rate payers)

                                 Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)

                                 Westfall, Larry (Self; Kerrville s outh community a ction group)

                 Against:

                                 Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

            HB 1663

                 For:

                                 Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

            HB 1796

                 For:

                                 Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)

                                 Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Taggart, Thomas (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                 Against:

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 On:

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

                                 Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carter, Teddy (TIPRO-texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Hines, Craig (Canyon Regional Water Auyhority)

                                 Ramos, Humberto (Self; HCPUA)

                                 Rosenberg, Louis (Louis t rosenberg counsel canyon regional water authority)

                 Against:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)

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                 Against:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas landowners council)

                                 Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal bend gcd)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

            HB 1796 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Williams, C. E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)

                 On:

                                 Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)

                                 Holland, Kirk (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)

                                 Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Mahoney, Mike (Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Oney, Tom (Luminant Generation Company)

                                 Sledge, Brian (A number of groundwater conservation districts)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Taggart, Thomas (Hays caldwell public utility agency)

                                 Taggart, Thomas (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)

                 Against:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)

                                 Graham, Bill (Self)

                                 Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)

                                 Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal Bend GCD)

                 On:

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)

            HB 1797

                 For:

                                 Cohee, Lily (Self; City of Kyle)

                                 Duffey, Mike (ESD # 8)

                                 Fletcher, Ron (City of Buda)

                                 Hendrix, Jerry (Self; City of Kyle)

                                 Hendrix, Jerry (City of Kyle)

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                 Against:

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cohee, Lynn (Self; City of kyle)

                                 Hervol, Diane (Self; The City of Kyle)

                                 Johnson, Lucy (Self; City of Kyle)

                                 Laborde, Brian (City OfBuda)

                                 Lee, Dallas (Self; City of kyle)

            HB 1973

                 For:

                                 Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 On:

                                 Graf, Tony (Manville water supply corp)

                                 Posadas, Isael (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)

                                 Garza (Self; City of pharr)

                 Against:

                                 Schnabel, Charlie (Self; Manville water supply corporation)

                 On:

                                 Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)

                                 Johnson, Elston (TCEQ)

            HB 1973 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aghamalian, Brandon (City of pflugerville)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

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            HB 2237

                 Against:

                                 Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fletcher, Ron (City of Buda)

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

                                 Laborde, Brian (City OfBuda)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

            HB 2615

                 On:

                                 Bergeron Perdue, Stephanie (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beving, Rita (Self)

                                 Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 Against:

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

            HB 2677

                 Against:

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)

                                 Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)

                                 Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

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                 On:

                                 Johnson, Elston (TCEQ)

            HB 2677 - Committee Substitute

                 Against:

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest water company)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest water company)

            HB 2720

                 On:

                                 Beck, Regan (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Martinez, Robert (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)

                                 Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)

            HB 2740

                 For:

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                 Against:

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 On:

                                 Oney, Tom (Luminant Generation Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)

                                 Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Taggart, Thomas (Hays caldwell public utility agency)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Against:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas landowners council)

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                 Against:

                                 Graham, Bill (Self)

                                 Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Holland, Kirk (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)

                                 Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal bend gcd)

                                 Stewart, Lonnie (Self; Live Oak, Bee, MocMullen GCD)

                                 Turner, Bob (West texas ground water alliance)

                                 Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Williams, C. E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)

            HB 2740 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Kosub, Steve (San antonio water system)

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                 Against:

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 On:

                                 Sledge, Brian (A number of groundwater conservation districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)

                                 Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas alliance of Energy Producers)

                 Against:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal Bend GCD)

                                 Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

            HB 3233

                 For:

                                 Rochelle, Martin (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

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                 On:

                                 Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)

                                 Holt, David (Permian basin petroleum association)

                                 Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)

            HB 3234

                 For:

                                 Booth, Michael (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)

                                 Castro, Elizabeth (LyondellBasell)

                                 Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co.)

                                 Holt, David (Permian basin petroleum association)

                                 Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

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                 On:

                                 Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)

            HB 3807

                 For:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Fort Bend Subsidence District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

            HB 3857

                 For:

                                 Joyce, Kimberly (Aqua)

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Against:

                                 Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies excessive rates)

                 On:

                                 Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)

            HB 3857 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)

                 Against:

                                 Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies' excessive rates)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)

            HB 3866

                 For:

                                 Oliver, David (North Fort Bend Water Authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Fort Bend Subsidence District)

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            HB 3869

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lary, Trey (Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Fort Bend County)

            HB 3871

                 For:

                                 Clifton, Ricky (Gulf coast waste disposal authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cooke, Heather (Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and Texas Association of

                                 Clean Water Agencies (TACWA))

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority)

            HB 3872

                 For:

                                 Hawes, Teddy (Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District)

                                 Richardson, Jody (Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District)

            HB 3873

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lary, Trey (Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194)

            HB 3889

                 For:

                                 Lange, Allan (Self; Lipan Creek Flood Control District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Turner, Bob (Self)

            HB 3890

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)

            HB 3891

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)

            HB 3892

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)

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            HB 3893

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)

            HB 3894

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)

            HB 3900

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Tarrant Regional Water District)

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