House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         75th Legislature 
         May 13, 1997 
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 8, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Warren  
         Chisum at 8:10 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Allen; Dukes; Hirschi;  
                   Kuempel; Puente (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Jackson; Howard; Talton (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1588 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1588.   
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that SB 1588 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; Allen; Dukes; Hirschi;  
                        Kuempel; Puente (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Jackson; Howard; Talton (3). 
          
         SB 1586 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1586, which was left pending as amended  
  
         on May 9, 1997.   
          
         Representative Chisum offered Amendment No. 21 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Chisum offered Amendment No. 22 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Chisum offered Amendment No. 23 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         (Representatives Jackson and Talton now present.)   
          
         Representative Kuempel offered Amendment No. 24 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Chisum offered Amendment No. 25 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         (Representative Howard now present.)   
          
         Representative Chisum offered Amendment No. 26 to SB 1586.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         which were adopted to SB 1586 into a committee substitute. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1910 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1910.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Glaze to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Glaze to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 1:00 am in the early morning of May 14, 1997, 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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         Derek Seal, General Counsel