WITNESS LIST
Environmental Regulation Committee
April  10, 2007 - 10:00 AM
HB  344 - Committee Substitute  (Kuempel)
 
    For:
Barrett, Audrey (Public Citizen)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition)
 
 
Jiles, Jodie L. (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Marston, Jim (Environmental Defense)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Pepple, Karl (City of Houston)
 
 
Quong, Spencer (Union of Concerned Scientists)
 
 
Stephens, Cathy (Central Texas Clean Air Coalition)
 
 
Whitehead, Beth (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Babik, Robert (General Motors)
 
 
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
Dana, Greg (Auto Alliance)
 
 
Roche, Ken (Gulf States Toyota)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Allen, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Finch, Mary (The League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Haragan, Kelly (Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention)
 
 
Leyden, Colin (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Shields, Chris (Toyota Manufacturing , N.A.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
HB  1291
 
    For:
Barbour, Hazel (Clean School Bus Program of Central Texas)
 
 
McWilliams, Bennie (American Lung Association of the Central States)
 
 
O'Brien, Beth (Public Citizen)
 
 
Santos, Betin (Environmental Defense)
 
 
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Flores, Rebecca (Houston Independent School District)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition)
 
 
Haragan, Kelly (Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention)
 
 
Leyden, Colin (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
 
 
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Nichols, Linda (American Lung Association)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
Sheridan Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
 
 
Stephens, Cathy (Central Texas Clean Air Coalition)
 
 
Thibaut, Kristi (ACORN)
 
 
Whitehead, Beth (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Williams, Julie (Texas Propane Gas Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
Soward, Larry R. (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
 
 
 
 
HB  1335
 
    For:
Barrett, Audrey (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  2293 - Committee Substitute  (Hancock)
 
    For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bartek, Skip (TBPC - Texas Building & Procurement Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ph.D., Ramon (Environmental Defense)
 
 
Barrett, Audrey (Public Citizen)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition)
 
 
Leyden, Colin (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lewis, Don (Texas Department of Transportation)
 
 
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
Smith, Diane B. (Tx Bldg. & Procurement Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  2565
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ph.D., Ramon (Environmental Defense)
 
 
Martin, Ed (Texas State Inspection Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Knsuth, Danny W. (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
 
 
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
HB  3554 - Committee Substitute  (Hancock)
 
    For:
Newton, Chris (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Floyd, Robert (City of Lubbock)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Batchler, Alan (TCEQ)
 
 
Vickery, Mark (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
HB  3780
 
    For:
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
O'Brien, Beth (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
Sadlier, John (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Anderson, Lisa (Shell Oil)
 
 
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Mathis, James (Dupont)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Leyden, Colin (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
 
 
HCR 149
 
Against:
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Anderson, Lisa (Shell Oil)
 
 
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power)
 
    For:
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Mathis, James (DUPONT)
 
 
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corp.)
 
 
Stephens, V.A. (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Whitehead, Beth (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Marston, Jim (Environmental Defense)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
SB  12
 
    For:
Babik, Robert (General Motors)
 
 
Barrett, Audrey (Public Citizen - TX Office)
 
 
Eastland, Mike (North Central Texas Council of Governments
North Texas Clean Air Steering Committee)
 
 
Marquez, Rafael "Ralph" (Greater Houston Partnership, Greater Dallas Chamber of Com., Ft Worth Chamber of Com., TCAWG)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Noel, Adele (Travis County)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
Roche, Ken (Gulf States Toyota)
 
 
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ph.D., Ramon (Environmental Defense)
 
 
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (American Electronics Association)
 
 
Dana, Greg  (Self)
 
 
Gafford, Ron (Greater Dallas Chamber)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
 
 
Hentges, Sandy (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Marks, Elena (City of Houston)
 
 
Mathis, James (DUPONT)
 
 
McCarley, James (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
 
 
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
 
 
Stephens, V.A.. (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Williams, Julie (Texas Propane Gas Association)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
 
Shankle, Glenn (TCEQ)