The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         May 10, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         E2.028, Capitol Extension 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 9,  
         2001, and an announcement from the house floor, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Counts, at 8:10  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Hilderbran;  
                   Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Corte (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1771 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1771 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Walker moved that SB 1771, without amendments, 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; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Hilderbran  (2).  
           
         SB 1646 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1646 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 1646, 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; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Corte  (1).  
           
         SB 2 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out SB 2 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the committee  
  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the amendment.  
          
         The amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The amendment, as amended, was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Corte offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
  
         At 9:55 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