House Committee on Environmental Regulation
         75th Legislature
         February 25, 1997
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E1.026
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 20, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing 
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Warren 
         Chisum at 2:06 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Dukes; Howard; Puente; Talton 
                   (5).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Jackson; Allen; Hirschi; Kuempel (4).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 1311
         
         Representatives Jackson, Allen, Hirschi, and Kuempel now 
         present.
         
         Representative Jackson now in the chair.
         
         The chair laid out HB 1311.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1426
         
         The chair laid out HB 1426.
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 956
         
         The chair laid out HB 956.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
 
         





         measure.  
         
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 473
         
         The chair laid out HB 473.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         Representative Allen now in the chair.
         
         HB 990
         
         The chair laid out HB 990.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 4:27 pm, 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. Warren Chisum, Chair
         
         
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