MINUTES SENATE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES Monday, November 17, 1997 1:30 pm San Antonio City Council Chamber ***** Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources was held on Monday, November 17, 1997, in the San Antonio City Council Chamber, at San Antonio, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator J.E. Brown Senator Teel Bivins Senator Tom Haywood Senator Jon Lindsay Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Senator Steve Ogden Senator Carlos Truan ***** The Chair called the hearing to order at 1:50 pm. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted. Senator Truan moved that the Minutes from the previous hearing be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Chairman Brown made opening remarks. The following people testified on the implementation of the federal American Heritage Rivers Initiative: U.S. Representative Henry Bonilla U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes Tyrus Fain, Texas General Land Office Glenna Hodge, State Representative Bob Turner's office Susan P. Rust, self Dan Byfield, American Land Foundation Joseph Fitzsimons, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association John Kight, Kendal County Commissioner Desmond K. Smith, Trans Texas Heritage Association David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association Allan E. Parker, Jr., Texas Justice Foundation Genny Hensz, self Stephen J. Salmon, Riverside and Landowners Protection Coalition Clifton McNeel, self Thomas Culbertson, Regional Clean Air & Water Senator Brown read a letter from U.S. Representative Lamar Smith into the record. The following people testified on the interim charge of siting of solid waste facilities: Daniel Cardenas, City of San Antonio Larry R. Cohn, Waste Management of Texas, Inc. Senator Brown announced that the next hearing of the committee would be held in Houston on January 16, 1998. There being no further business Senator Truan moved that the Committee be recessed. Without objection, it was so ordered. _____________________________ Senator J.E. Brown, Chair _____________________________ Carol K. McGarah, Clerk