The House Committee on Land & Resource Management
79th Legislature
April 21, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.014
CORRECTED MINUTES
On May 5, 2005, the House Committee on Land & Resource
Management authorized the correction of the minutes for the
meeting of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management
held on April 21, 2005. The following are the corrected minutes
for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2005, and revised on
April 18, 2005, and April 20, 2005, the House Committee on Land
& Resource Management met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at 8:05 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake; Cook,
Robby; Miller; Orr (6).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Escobar; Leibowitz (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 1812
The chair laid out HB 1812.
The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the
measure.
Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee
substitute.
(Representative Leibowitz now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to close on the
measure.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1812 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Miller; Orr (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Escobar; Leibowitz
(3).
(Representative Leibowitz now present.)
Representative Harper-Brown moved to reconsider the vote by which
HB 1812 was 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 to
reconsider prevailed without objection.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1812, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Escobar (2).
HB 586
The chair laid out HB 586.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Escobar now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the
measure.
Representative Leibowitz moved that HB 586, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr
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(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 3198
The chair laid out HB 3198.
The chair recognized Representative Hope to explain the measure.
Representative Mowery offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hope to close on the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Miller moved that HB 3198, as amended, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Cook,
Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (7).
Nays: Representative Blake (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 3358
The chair laid out HB 3358.
Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Pickett now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
Representative Miller moved to reconsider the vote by which HB
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3198 was reported favorably to the full house with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion to
reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Miller moved that HB 3198, as amended, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Pickett (1).
Absent: Representative Cook, Robby (1).
HB 1631
The chair laid out HB 1631.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Cook, Robby now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
Representative Pickett moved that HB 1631, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;
Blake; Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller;
Orr (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 9:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until Adjournment of the Full House.
The committee reconvened at 6:18 p.m. and was called to order by
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the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 1740
The chair laid out HB 1740 as pending business.
Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pickett moved that HB 1740, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;
Blake; Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
SB 574
The chair laid out SB 574.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pickett moved that SB 574, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;
Blake; Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
HB 3288
The chair laid out HB 3288 as pending business.
Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Mowery moved that HB 3288, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;
Blake; Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
HB 3461
The chair laid out HB 3461 as pending business.
Representative Orr offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Miller moved that HB 3461, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Pickett;
Blake; Cook, Robby; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
(Representative Escobar now present.)
HB 3128
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The chair laid out HB 3128 as pending business.
Representative Escobar offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Escobar moved that HB 3128, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Cook,
Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller (6).
Nays: Representatives Pickett; Blake; Orr (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2964
The chair laid out HB 2964.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2621
The chair laid out HB 2621.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
(Representative Harper-Brown in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2270
The chair laid out HB 2270.
Representative Blake offered a complete committee substitute.
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The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2537
The chair laid out HB 2537.
Representative Leibowitz offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Harper-Brown in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 10:43 p.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. Mowery, Chair
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Trey Burke, Clerk
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