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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 19, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 302

                  FOR:

                                 Kramer, Matt  (SAHS & Associates), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District), White Deer, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Howe, Billy  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                   FOR COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (SB 302 As Amended) :

                                 Forbes, Tom  (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

                  FOR:

                                 Coelho, Leonardo  (Travis County), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Oefinger, David  (Plains Cotton Growers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Everheart, Harvey  (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 French, Larry  (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

                                 Mills, Kelly  (Texas Comm. on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

            SB 957

                   FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (For CSSB 957) :

                                 Vickery, Mark  (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Smithville, TX

                                 Wisdom, Christina  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                  FOR:

                                 Minick, Stephen  (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Seal, Derek  (Balanced Energy for Texas), Austin, TX

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

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allmon, Eric  (Lowerre, Frederick, Perales, Allmon, and Rockwell), Austin, TX

                                 Beving, Rita   (Self), Farmers Branch, TX

                                 Crozat-Williams, Madeleine  (Houston Peace and Justice Center), Houston, TX

                                 Hadden, Karen  (SEED Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Hall, Joan  (Land Owner), Lacoste, TX

                                 Hammond, Wendi   (Self), Plano, TX

                                 Hess, Myron J.  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Kelvy, Clay M.  (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Kirby, Kelvin   (Self), Hempstead, TX

                                 Oldham, Melanie   (Self), Angleton, TX

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

                                 Schneider, Robin  (Texas Campaign for the Environment), Austin, TX

                                 Thompson, Dr. Bob   (Self; Neighboring Ranchers in Jack County, TX), Austin, TX

                                 Wagner, Byrdy  (Land Owner), Lacoste, TX

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

                                 Williams, Jim   (Self), Houston, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 19, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Wolfe Sr., Michael S.  (City of Hempstead), Hempstead, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                   FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (For CSSB 957) :

                                 Golemon, R. Kinnan  (Shell Oil Company), Austin, TX

                  FOR:

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony)  (TX Assn of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Cannon, Thure  (Texas Pipeline Association), Austin, TX

                                 Carter, Teddy  (TIPRO - Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Castro, Elizabeth  (LyondellBasel), Houston, TX

                                 Firmin, Liza  (Chesapeake Energy), Austin, TX

                                 Fore, Delbert  (Enterprise Products), Houston, TX

                                 Gibbs, Gary  (American Electric Power), Austin, TX

                                 Gipson, Mark  (Devon Energy), Ft Worth, TX

                                 Green, J. Kelley  (Texas Cotton Ginners Assn), Austin, TX

                                 Hazlewood, Steve  (Dow Chemical), Austin, TX

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

                                 Mathews, Adam  (Progressive Waste Solutions), Austin, TX

                                 Mayberry, Warren E.  (DuPont), Austin, TX

                                 Moore, Julie W.  (Occidental Petroleum Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Nugent, Patrick  (Texas Pipeline Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Oswald, Bill  (Koch Companies), Austin, TX

                                 Phelps, William W.  (Total Inc.), Dallas, TX

                                 Phelps, William W.  (Alon USA), Dallas, TX

                                 Pomery, Cory  (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                                 Powers, Trey  (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Sander, Lindsay  (Markwest Energy), Houston, TX

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

                                 Stewart, Scott  (Zachry Industrial), Austin, TX

                                 Wied, Lauren  (Texas Association of Dairymen), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Julie  (Chevron USA, Inc.), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Clemmons, Joshua  (Catholic Charities of Dallas), Dallas, TX

                                 Dunning, Sam  (Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston), Houston, TX

                                 Foster, David  (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX

                                 Haverlah, Sandra  (Environmental Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Haverlah, Sandra  (Texas Consumer Association), Austin, TX

                                 Houston, Joshua  (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  (Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Thompson, Mrs. Linda H.   (Self), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 19, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 1012

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly  (Texas Comm. on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Lonnie  (McMullen GCD), George West, TX

            SB 1156

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Garcia, Richard  Mayor (City of Edinburg), Edinburg, TX

                                 Palacios, Joseph  Commissioner (Hidalgo Co. Commissioner Pct. 4), Edinburg, TX

                  ON:

                                 Shepherd, Steven  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 1209

                  ON:

                                 Bejeron  Perdue, Stephanie  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Beving, Rita   (Self), Framers Branch, TX

                                 Coelho, Leonardo  (Travis County), Austin, TX

                                 Hess, Myron J.  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

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

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

            SB 1241

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Buckner, Luana  Chairman (Edward Aquifer Authority), San Antonio, TX

                                 James, Jerry  (City of Victoria), Victoria, TX

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

                                 Ruiz, Roland  General Manager (EAA), San Antonio, TX