The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         May 2, 2001 
         3:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2001, and a suspension  
         of the 5-day posting rule on May 2, 2001, so the committee could  
         take up and consider HCR 270 and HB 3698, the House Committee on  
         Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 7:25 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Hilderbran;  
                   Hope; Puente (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HCR 270 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 270. 
          
         Representative King, Tracy moved that HCR 270, without  
         amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the  
         Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed  
         by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Hilderbran; Hope; Puente (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker  (3).  
           
         HB 3698 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3698. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3698, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Hilderbran; Hope; Puente (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
  
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron; Walker  (3).  
           
         HB 3588 
          
         (Representatives Lewis, Ron, Corte and Walker now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3588. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1444 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1444 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 1444, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; Hilderbran; Hope;  
                             Lewis, Ron; Walker (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Puente   
                        (4).  
           
         HB 3684 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3684 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3684, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; Hilderbran; Hope;  
                             Lewis, Ron; Walker (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte; Puente   
                        (4).  
           
         HB 3685 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3685 as pending business.  
          
         (Representative Puente now present.) 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente moved that HB 3685, as amended, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; Hilderbran; Hope;  
                             Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives King, Tracy; Cook; Corte  (3).  
           
         SB 2 
          
         The chair laid out SB 2. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:10 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Counts, Chair 
          
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         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk