House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         75th Legislature 
         April 18, 1997 
         Upon adjournment 
         House Floor, Desk No. 98 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 18,  
         1997, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a  
         formal meeting and was called to order by the Chair,  
         Representative Warren Chisum at 2:15 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes; Hirschi;  
                   Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Allen (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Rep. Chisum moved for the minutes for April 8, 1997 to be  
         corrected.  The motion passed without objection. 
          
         HB 3192 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3192.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3322 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3322.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2705 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2705.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 2705, 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  
         vote:   
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi;  
                        Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Dukes (2). 
          
         HB 3274 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3274.   
          
         Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Howard offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into  
         the committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 3274, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi;  
                        Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Dukes (2). 
          
         HB 3164 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3164.   
          
         Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 3164, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Hirschi;  
                        Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Dukes (2). 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.)   
          
         HB 1936 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1936.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 1936, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Allen (1). 
          
         HB 3221 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3221.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 3221, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Allen (1). 
          
         HB 3115 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3115.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered a complete committee  
  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 3115, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Allen (1). 
          
         HB 1582 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1582.   
          
         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Dukes moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 1582, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Allen (1). 
          
         HB 1726 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1726.   
          
         Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Jackson offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
  
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into  
         the committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Dukes moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted, and that HB 1726, 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Dukes;  
                        Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Allen (1). 
          
         At 2:31 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Warren Chisum, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Derek Seal, General Counsel