House Committee on Natural Resources
75th Legislature
April 9, 1997
3:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 1997, the House
Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative David Counts at
3:13 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; King; Lewis,
Ron; Moffat; Puente (7).
Absent: Representatives Corte; Culberson (2).
A quorum was present.
HB2448
The chair laid out HB2448.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to explain the
measure.
Representative Corte and Culberson now present.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to close on the
measure.
Representative Culberson moved that HB2448, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte;
Culberson; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat; Puente
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB3160
The chair laid out HB3160.
The chair recognized Representative Brimer to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on On-Site
Wastewater Treatment.
HR484
The chair laid out HR484.
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Lewis, Ron now absent).
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the
measure.
Representative Corte moved that HR484 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 Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte;
Culberson; King; Moffat; Puente (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Ron (1).
HB574
The chair laid out HB574.
(Representative Lewis, Ron now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB3392
The chair laid out HB3392.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB3355
The chair laid out HB3355.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB3521
The chair laid out HB3521.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the
measure.
Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Walker in chair.)
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB3523
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair laid out HB3523.
The chair recognized Representative Rhodes to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Rhodes to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2236
The chair laid out HB2236.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB741
The chair laid out HB741 as pending business.
(Representative Cook in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Moffat to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Moffat to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2463
The chair laid out HB2463 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Moffat to explain the
measure.
(Representatives Cook and Lewis, Ron now absent.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Corte moved that HB2463, 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 Counts; Walker; Corte;
Culberson; King; Moffat; Puente (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Lewis, Ron (2).
HB2300
The chair laid out HB2300 as pending business.
(Representative Cook now present.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative King moved that HB2300, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte;
Culberson; King; Moffat; Puente (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Ron (1).
HB3548
The chair laid out HB3548.
(Representative Lewis, Ron now present.)
(Representative Moffat now absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB3548 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; Walker; Cook; Corte;
Culberson; King; Lewis, Ron; Puente (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moffat (1).
HB3226
The chair laid out HB3226.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
(Representative Moffat now present.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB3397
The chair laid out HB3397.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2707
The chair laid out HB2707.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Puente offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the
measure.
(Representative Corte now absent.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB1802
The chair laid out HB1802 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2333
The chair laid out HB2333 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Ron to explain the
measure.
Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Cook moved that HB2333, 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 Counts; Walker; Cook;
Culberson; King; Lewis, Ron; Moffat; Puente
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Corte (1).
At 10:02 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. David Counts, Chair
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BRIAN L. SLEDGE, Clerk