WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            April 5, 2011 - 8:00 AM

             

            HB 1279

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEINKE, ALLEN (SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY)

                                 CONTRERAS, CARLOS (City OF SAN ANTONIO)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Greater San AnTonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 JAMES, JERRY (CITY OF VICTORIA)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 SHELLEY RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER (BEXAR COUNTY)

                 Against:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 GERTSON, RONALD (Coastal Bend GCD Board; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)

                                 Gilpin, Cheryl (Self)

            HB 1279 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 BUCKNER, LUANA (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 DREHER, KARL (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 FROWNFELTER, DARCY (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 WoodArd, ShAyne (GuAdAlupe BAsin CoAlition)

            HB 1755

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 CHUBB, CURTIs (Self)

                                 Graham, Bill (Self)

                                 LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 McCown, Cathie (Self)

                                 Meharg, Bob (OUR LAND OUR Lives)

                 Against:

                                 CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 Cooper, Joe (LOST PINES)

                                 FORBES, Tom (NORTH PLAINS GCD)

                                 Gibson, David (Corn Producers Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 MAHONEY, MIKE (EVERGREEN UWCD)

                                 MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DIStrict)

                                 MILLER, DREW (Self)

                                 STURGEON, BETH (Board Member, Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation

                                 District)

                                 Trejo, Deborah (Self)

            HB 1755 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 JOnES, MARVIN (Mesa Water)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)

                 Against:

                                 EVerheArT, HArVey (MeSA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNServAtioN District)

                                 GERSHON, MICHAEL (Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Guthrie, Janet (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)

                 On:

                                 HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)

                                 Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; SteRling Co UWCD)

                                 WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita UWCD)

            HB 2311

                 For:

                                 ELLIS, GREGORY (Self)

                 On:

                                 SEbrEE, BEN (TEXas Oil & Gas Assoc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION of REALTORS)

                                 BUCKNER, LUANA (TWCA; Texas Water Conservation AssN)

                                 EVerheArT, HArVey (MesA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNServAtion District)

                                 HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; SteRling Co UWCD)

                                 MAHONEY, MIKE (Evergreen UWCD)

                                 McGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Tx. Water Conservation Assn.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 StRother, Stephanie (Luminant)

            HB 2363 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 CRAWFORD, CLAY (Bearpen Creek LP)

                                 SHIPP, BILL (CITY OF ROYSE CITY)

            HB 2398

                 For:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)

                 Against:

                                 ELLIS, GREGORY (Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; Texas Rice Producers Legislative

                                 Group)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS)

                                 CORE BORROMEO, MARidA FAViA (Exotic WildlifE Assoc)

                                 Graham, Bill (Self)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 McCowN, Cathie (Self)

                                 Meharg, Bob (OUR LAND OUR LiVes; Bob MehARg, President)

                 Against:

                                 ALLiSON, JiM (Refugio GroundwAter Conservation District)

                                 ANDRuSS, TimoTHy (VICTORIA COUNTY GCD)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; Sterling Co UWCD)

                                 LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 Neighbors, RONAld (HArris GAlveston Subsidence District)

                                 Simpson, Terry (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges & Comm. Asso)

            HB 2668

                 For:

                                 METZGER, LUKE (Environment Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Crawford, Lauren (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 SINCLAIR, BRYAN (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 FONKEN, ERIN (Environmental Integrity Project)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 Rittenhouse, Ryan (Public Citizen)

                                 SmiTh, Tom 'SmiTTy' (Public CiTizen)

                 Against:

                                 BLOCKER, TREY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURES)

                                 GIPSON, MARK (DIEVON ENERGY)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co)

                                 Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)

                                 Lewis, RON (ENergy TrANSFeR Co.)

                                 Miller, Chris (AECT)

                                 WOMACK, DANIEL (TEXAS CHEMICAL COUNCIL)

            HB 2760

                 For:

                                 DREHER, KARL (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 FINCH, CALVIN (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)

                                 GULLEY, ROBERT (EDWARDS Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Ferderation)

                                 JAMES, JERRY (CITY OF VICTORIA)

                                 LABATT, WEIR (MEMbER of StEERINg CoMMiTTEE; EdwARds AquifER RIP)

                                 MIMS, CON (EdWArds Aquifer Recovery ImplemeNTATiON ProgrAm)

                 Against:

                                 GilpiN, Cheryl (Self)

                                 KeLLeR, BuRNeLL (Self)

                 On:

                                 Callahan, Melanie (Texas Water Development Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 HAWKINS, ANDREW (The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 STERLING, ED (TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION & TEXAS DAILY NEWSPAPER

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WoodArd, ShAyne (GuAdAluPe BAsin CoAlition)

                 Against:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 KENNEDY, JOHN (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOC.)

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            HB 2939

                 For:

                                 MAHONEY, MIKE (EVeRGReeN UWCD)

                                 RUNGE, CAROLINE (MENARD COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT;

                                 HICKORY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1.)

                 Against:

                                 SEbrEE, BEN (TEXas Oil & Gas Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)

                                 Arana, Jarymar (Self)

                                 Crawford, Lauren (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife FederatioN)

                                 HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION County WAteR ConseRvAtion District; SteRling CouNty

                                 UndergRound WAter ConseRvAtion District)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)

                 Against:

                                 Christian, Liza (Chesapeake Energy)

                                 GIPSON, MARK (DEVON ENERGY)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co)

                                 GUTIERREZ, HUGO (Marathon Oil Corp.)

                                 PERRY, STEVE (Chevron USA)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

            HB 2942

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 STEED, DAVID (Travis County WCID #17)

            HB 2942 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 GREEN, TIMOTHY (Atty representing Hale Mills CoNstruction)

                                 PHINNEY, KENDALL (LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEV.

                                 HALE-MILLS CONSTRUCTION)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3071

                 For:

                                 CHRISTIE, LEE (TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT)

                                 GRANGER, JD (TRINITY RIVER VISION AUTHORITY)

            HB 3089

                 Against:

                                 CHANG, JUN (CITY OF HOUSTON)

            HB 3089 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 BRALY, LOCKE (WEST LAKE HOUSTON INVESTMENTS, LTD. ; HYPERION

                                 PROPERTIES, LLC)

                                 GREEN, TIMOTHY (Atty representing Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No 48)

            HB 3194

                 For:

                                 DAVENPORT, DAVID (Canyon RegioNal Water Authority)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                 Against:

                                 EVerheArt, HArVey (MeSA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNservAtioN District)

                                 Gertson, Ronald (Coastal Bend GCD Board; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)

                                 HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)

                                 SLEDGE, BRIAN (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                 On:

                                 ELLIS, GREGORY (Self)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 CONTREAS, CARLOS (City of SAN ANTONIO)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Greater San AnTonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 JOHNSON, RUSSELL (Self)

                                 MURPHY, JAMES LEE (GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)

                                 ALLISON, Jim (Refugio Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 ANDRUSS, TIMOTHY (Victoria CounTy GCD)

                                 CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 COOPER, JOE (LOST PINES GCD)

                                 GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Jones, Kathy Turner (Lone Star GCD)

                                 MAHONEY, MIKE (EVERGREN UWCD)

                                 MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER Conservation District)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Simpson, Terry (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges & Comm Asso)

                                 WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)

            HB 3743 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 WILBURN, RANDY (WEST TRAVIS Co. MUD No. 5)

            HB 3803

                 For:

                                 Perkins, Val (Walton Development)

                                 RABON, JENNIFER (Walton Development & Management/Walton Texas, LP)

            HB 3804

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 MILDREN, MATT (BEARPEN CREEK L.P.)

            HB 3804 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 HOLMES, RONALD (LAJITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 FREEMAN, RONALD (LAJITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS)

            SB 332

                 For:

                                 Boening, Russell (Self; TeXAs FArm Bureau)

                                 CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DIST.)

                                 Cornelius, Herff (Self)

                                 FitzsiMoNs, Joseph (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Hodge, Justin (Dawson, Sodd, Ellis, Hodge LLP)

                                 HOFER, PAUL (Self; GUITAR RANCHES)

                                 Johns, Chris (Dawson, Sodd, Ellis, Hodge LLP)

                                 JOHNSON, RUSSELL (LANDOWNER COALITION OF TEXAS)

                                 JOnES, MARVIN (Mesa Water)

                                 LEATHERS, JOE (6666 RANCH)

                                 Lynch, James (Self; CL Ranch)

                                 LYnCH, LAURA (Self; CL RAnch, Lynch Family RAnch Hudspeth County, TX)

                                 McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)

                                 MELViN, JOHN (BRAZOS VALLEY GROUNDWATER RiGHTS ASSOCIATION)

                                 PARKER JR., JOE (TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOC.)

                                 StrAttA, David (Self)

                                 Thomas, Roy (Texas Pacific Land Trust)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)

                 Against:

                                 ALLisoN, Jim (Refugio GroundwAter CoservAtioN DistRict)

                                 BLAIR, Al (Rio GraNde Project AllocatioN Committee; El PASO Co. Water Improv. District

                                 #1)

                                 BRASHER, JAMES (COLORADO COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 ELLIS, GREGORY (Harris- Galveston Subsistence District; Texas Rice Producers Legislative

                                 Group)

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 GERTSON, RONALD (Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)

                                 GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 Neighbors, RONAld (HArris GAlveston SubsideNce District)

                                 RAUN, LAURA (LR FARMS)

                                 Rhodes, Charles (Self)

                                 ROSS, Joe DaviD (Self)

                                 RUNGE, CAROLINE (Menard County Underground Water District; HickoRy Underground

                                 Water Conservation District N.O. 1)

                                 Trejo, Deborah (Self)

                 On:

                                 Allen, Joe B. (North Fort Bend Water Authority; West Harris County Regional Water

                                 Authority)

                                 BReSNeN, STEVE (NORth HARRiS CoUNty RegioNal Water AuthoRity)

                                 COOPER, JOE (LOST PINES GCD)

                                 HODGE, DANIeL (ATTORNeY GeNERAL'S OffICE)

                                 MILLER, DREW (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS)

                                 BONDS, PETE (Self)

                                 BROWN, AUSTiN (Self)

                                 BROWN, WAYNE (Self)

                                 CHUBB, CURTIS (Self)

                                 CLEVELAND, WAYNE (TEXAS GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOC.)

                                 EVANS, JAY (Self)

                                 Fox, Todd (Self)

                                 HAYNE, JAMES (Self)

                                 HOWARD, ROBERT (South Texans' Property Rights Assn.)

                                 HuFFORD, Ron (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 KNOLLE, WILLIAM (Self)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 KUNKEL Drm, DARRON L. (Self)

                                 LANEY, JPETE (TEXAS Association of DAirymeN)

                                 LOCKE, COLEMAN (Self)

                                 LOVE, BEN (Self)

                                 LYNCH, BONNiE (Self; CL RANCH)

                                 MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DIStRICt)

                                 O'CONNOR, MORGAN (TLMA)

                                 SALMON, STEPHEN (RIVERSiDE & LANDOWNERS PROTECTION COALITION)

                                 Scott, DAVe (Self)

                                 SherroN, ChArles (Self)

                                 White, Bill (Self)

                                 WINEGARNER, JOSH (TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)

                 Against:

                                 ANDRUSS, TIMOTHY (VICTORIA COUNTY GCD)

                                 CLARK, CLARENCE (Self)

                                 Gilpin, Cheryl (Self)

                                 GRAHAM, Bill (Self)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 HUDGINS, NEIL (COASTAL BEND GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)

                                 McCowN, Cathie (Self)

                                 MCGUIRE, MIKE (Self; ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION

                                 DISTRICT)

                                 Meharg, Bob (OUR LANd OUR LIVeS; Bob MehARg, PResident)

                                 MICHEL, THOMAS (FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT)

                                 Short, Jim (Harris County & FT. Bend County)

                                 Simpson, Terry (San Patricio County & Co. Judge & Comm. Asso)

                                 STURGEON, BETH (Board Member, Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation

                                 District)

                 On:

                                 HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)

                                 WHITE, KATHLEEN (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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