House Committee on Land & Resource Management 
         76th Legislature 
         April 19, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
                                CORRECTED MINUTES 
          
         On April 26, 1999, the House Committee on Land & Resource  
         Management authorized the correction of the minutes for the  
         meeting of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management  
         held on April 19, 1999.  The following are the corrected  
         minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 1999, and a  
         suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 16, 1999, so  
         that the committee could take up and consider HB 2782 and HB  
         3809, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,  
         Representative Gary Walker at 8:10 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Walker; Bosse; Brown, Fred;  
                   Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Crabb; Krusee (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2560 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2560.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Bosse offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         Representative Bosse offered amendment #1 to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Bosse offered amendment #2 to the committee  
         substitute. 
          
         Representative Bosse offered amendment #3 to the committee  
         substitute. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the three  
         amendments to the committee substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
  
         (Representative Krusee now present.)   
          
         (Representative Crabb now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.   
          
         Amendment #2 was adopted without objection. 
          
         Amendment #3 was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into a committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Bosse moved that HB 2560, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Krusee; Mowery;  
                        Turner, Bob (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 2618 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2618.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2764 
  
         The chair laid out HB 2764.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1800 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1800.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3736 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3736.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the  
         measure.   
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3809 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3809.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain  
         the measure.   
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain  
         the substitute. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to close on  
         the measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2977 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2977.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         (Representative Crabb in chair.)   
          
         Representative Crabb offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the  
         amendment to the committee substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The amendment to the committee substitute was withdrawn  
         without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Walker in chair.)   
          
         HB 3190 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3190.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:58 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until one hour after adjournment on  
         April 19, 1999. 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April  
         19, 1999, so that the committee could reconvene at an earlier  
         time, the committee reconvened upon adjournment, at 4:21 pm,  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Walker.   
  
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Hardcastle;  
                   Howard (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Brown, Fred; Krusee; Mowery; Turner,  
                   Bob (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3190 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3190 as pending business.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 1856 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1856.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         amendment. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Krusee now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative Turner, Bob now present.)   
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2234 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2234.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Turner, Bob offered an amendment to the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the  
  
         amendment. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2732 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2732.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Fred now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3015 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3015.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3598 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3598.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Bosse offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         Representative Hardcastle offered an amendment to the  
         committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         amendment to the committee substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The amendment to the committee substitute was withdrawn  
         without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 560 
          
         The chair laid out HB 560.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3746 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3746.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the  
  
         substitute. 
          
         (Representative Crabb in chair.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative Walker in chair.)   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2019 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2019.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Staples to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Staples to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3314 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3314.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3316 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3316.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         (Representative Mowery now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the  
         measure.   
  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 463 
          
         The chair laid out SB 463.   
          
         Representative Walker offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Junell to explain the  
         amendment. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 463, as amended, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Mowery; Turner, Bob (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Howard; Krusee (2). 
          
         HB 2782 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2782.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3419 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3419.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
  
         substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 3419, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
         HB 678 
          
         The chair laid out HB 678.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 340 
          
         The chair laid out SB 340.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 340 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Turner, Bob (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hardcastle; Howard; Krusee;  
                        Mowery (4). 
  
         HB 2656 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2656.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2094 and HB 2162 
         The chair laid out HB 2094.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain HB  
         2094.   
          
         Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute  
         to HB 2094.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the  
         substitute to HB 2094. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2162. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain HB  
         2162. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee  
         substitute to HB 2162.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         substitute to HB 2162. 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 2094 and HB 2162.  (See attached  
         witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to close on HB  
         2094. 
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2094 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         HB 2094 was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on HB  
         2162. 
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2162 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         HB 2162 was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 775 
          
         The chair laid out HB 775 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute.   
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Howard moved that HB 775, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hardcastle; Krusee (2). 
          
         HB 1956 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1956 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Crabb moved that HB 1956 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hardcastle; Krusee (2). 
          
         (Representative Hardcastle now present.) 
         HB 2761 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2761 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2761, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         HB 3117 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3117 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Crabb moved that HB 3117, as amended, 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Mowery; Turner, Bob (7). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Howard (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         HB 3208 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3208 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Mowery moved that HB 3208 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         HB 2735 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2735 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bosse moved that HB 2735 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         HB 2949 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2949 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2949, 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 Walker; Bosse; Brown, Fred;  
                        Hardcastle; Turner, Bob (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Crabb; Howard; Mowery  
                                  (3). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         SB 262 
          
         The chair laid out SB 262 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bosse moved that SB 262 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         SB 535 
  
         The chair laid out SB 535 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Crabb moved that SB 535 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 Walker; Crabb; Bosse; Brown,  
                        Fred; Hardcastle; Howard; Mowery; Turner, Bob  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         At 8:10 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Gary Walker, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Crystal Day, Clerk