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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 774

                  FOR:

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Texas Water Conservation Association, Prairielands GCD, Upper

                                 Trinity GCD, Lone Star GCD, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (Texas Water Conservation Association and San

                                 Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District and other

                                 clients of the firm.), League City, TX

                                 Harward, Heather  (Brazos Valley GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Hood, Beth  Program Manger, TAGD (Texas Alliance of Groundwatwe Districts), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Keffer, Jim  (Capitol Aggregates), Austin, TX

                                 Laine, Dale  (SouthWest Water Company), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Randy  (San Antonio Water System), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  General Manager (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Shepperd, Ben  President (Permian Basin Petroleum Association), Midland, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District), White

                                 Deer, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Johnson, Carol   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Lauren  (The League of Independent Voters), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Lauren   (Self), Austin, TX

            SB 863

                  FOR:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mckinnon, Temple  Director Water Use, Projections & Planning (TWDB), Austin, TX

            SB 1239

                  FOR:

                                 Athas, Douglas  Mayor  (Self; City of Garland), Garland, TX

                                 Fisher, James  City Manager, City of Forney (City of Forney), Forney, TX

                                 Kelley, Ron  Plano city councilmember  (Self; City of Plano), Plano, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Banowsky, Kurt  Senior Assistant City Attorney (City of Garland), Garland, TX

                                 Brezina, Ben  Intergovermental relations manager (City of Frisco), Frisco, TX

                                 Hale, Angela  (City of McKinney), Austin, TX

                                 McCarley, James   (Self; City of Plano), McKinney, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Russell, Claudia  (Colorado River Municipal Water District), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Alsabrook, Carl  (City of Rockwall), Royse City, TX

                                 Day, Jason  City Attorney (City of Royse City), Royse City, TX

            SB 1528

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District and other

                                 clients of the firm.), League City, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  General Manager (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (Texas Water Conservation Association and San

                                 Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Turner, Robert  (West texas ground water management alliance), Voss, TX

                  ON:

                                 French, Larry  (TWDB), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District), White

                                 Deer, TX

            SB 1777

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Mullins, Christopher  Legislative and Policy Consultant (Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Charles  Assistant Administrator of Governmental Affairs (Dallas County

                                 Commissioners Court), Dallas, TX

                                 Short, Jim  (Harris county tx), Fulshear, TX

                                 Stuckey, Joshua  Chief Administrative Officer (Harris County, office of the County

                                 Engineer), Houston, TX

                                 Warndof, Donna  Director, Harris County Legislative Relations (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

            SB 2026

                  FOR:

                                 Mast, Brian  Intergovernmental Relations Specialist (San Antonio River Authority), San

                                 Antonio, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Metzger, Luke  Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cuellar, Lupe  City Attorney  (Self; City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX

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

                                 Luna, Vilma  (El Paso Water Utility), Austin, TX

                                 Mays, Dan  (American Society of Landscape Architects - Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Mullins, Christopher  Legislative and Policy Consultant (Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Townsend, Trent  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Womack, Daniel  Director State Government Affairs (Dow Chemical), Austin, TX

            SB 2068

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District and other

                                 clients of the firm.), League City, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX

            SCR 36

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Appling, Dan   (Self; Coastal Conservation Assocation), Austin, TX

                                 Collins, Spencer   (Self; Cca-texas), Austin, TX

                                 Robinson, Robbie  President Game warden peace officers association (Game warden peace

                                 officers association), Corpus christi, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas

                                 Coalition for Conservation), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Bonnot, Shane  Advocacy Director  (Self; Coastal Conservation Association), Houston, TX