House Committee on State Recreational Resources 
         76th Legislature 
         March 24, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 1999, the House  
         Committee on State Recreational Resources met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Edmund Kuempel at 8:06 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Kuempel; Cook; Alexander; Davis,  
                   John; Ellis, Dan; Homer; Hope; Ritter (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Crownover (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1828 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1828.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the  
         differences between the measures.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2731 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2731.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bob R. Turner to explain  
         the measure.   
          
         Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 2731, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the  
  
         following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Kuempel; Cook; Alexander;  
                        Davis, John; Ellis, Dan; Homer; Hope; Ritter  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Crownover (1). 
          
         HB 2526 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2526.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Cook in chair.)   
          
         HB 1892 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1892.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.)   
          
         At 8:55 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Edmund Kuempel, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Paige Cooper, Clerk