The House Committee on Natural Resources

80th Legislature

March 21, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2007, and permission granted for the committee to meet while the house is in session, during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 6:29 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Gallego; Hilderbran; O'Day (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Guillen; Laubenberg (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1565

 

The chair laid out HB 1565 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that HB 1565, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Gallego; Hilderbran; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Guillen; Laubenberg  (3).

 

(Representative Gattis now present.)

 

HB 891

 

The chair laid out HB 891.

 

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Guillen now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1283

 

The chair laid out HB 1283 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1498

 

The chair laid out HB 1498.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1803

 

The chair laid out HB 1803.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1292

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1292.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1861

 

The chair laid out HB 1861.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2384

 

The chair laid out HB 2384.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2070

 

The chair laid out HB 2070.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2072

 

The chair laid out HB 2072.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1918

 

The chair laid out HB 1918.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1657

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1657.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1657

 

The chair laid out HB 1657 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2108

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 2108.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1313

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1313.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:00 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. Puente, Chair

 

 

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Hope Wells, Clerk