MINUTES SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (INTERIM) Thursday, July 30, 1998 9:00 am Senate 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 Thursday, July 30, 1998 in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator J.E. Brown Senator Teel Bivins Senator Tom Haywood Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Senator Jon Lindsay Senator Steve Ogden Senator Carlos F. Truan ***** Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 9:15 am. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted. Senator Lindsay moved that the Minutes from the previous meeting be approved. There being no objection, the Minutes were adopted. Chairman Brown made opening remarks. The following people registered to testify on the interim charge to study the siting of solid waste facilities: Jeff Saitas, Executive Director, TNRCC The following registered to testify on the interim charge of monitoring the implementation of SB 1876 and SB 1591: Jeff Saitas, TNRCC The following registered to testify on the interim charge of monitoring the implementation of HB 3019: Jeff Saitas, TNRCC Peter Altman, Director, SEED Coalition Scott Johnson, Citizen Tom Smith, Director, Public Citizen Wade Stansell, Environmental Program Manager, Texas Utilities The following registered to testify on the interim charge of monitoring the operation of the Superfund program and the Voluntary Cleanup program: Leigh Ing, Deputy Director-Office of Waste Management, TNRCC The following registered to testify on the granting of general licensing authority to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department: Hal Osburn, Coastal Fisheries Policy Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Terry Ricks, President, Texas Seafood Producers Dennis Wittnebert, Mid-Coast Shrimpers Wesley Blevins, Texas Seafood Producers Richard Moore, President, PISCES There being no further business, at 1:18 p.m., Senator Lindsay moved that the committee stand in recess. It was so ordered. ______________________________ Senator J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair ______________________________ Carol K. McGarah, Clerk