House Committee on Natural Resources
76th Legislature
April 14, 1999
2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 1999, the House
Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative David Counts, at
3:35 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Counts; Cook; Hamric; Lewis, Ron;
Shields; Walker (6).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 2274
The chair laid out HB 2274.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Cook to close on the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB 2274 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Shields; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente (3).
HB 3804
(Representative Puente now present.)
The chair laid out HB 3804.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the
measure.
Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to close on the
measure.
Representative Cook moved that HB 3804, 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte (2).
HB 1573
The chair laid out HB 1573.
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to close on the
measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 1573, 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte (2).
HB 3796
The chair laid out HB 3796.
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3797
The chair laid out HB 3797.
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3805
The chair laid out HB 3805.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Walker offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB 3805, 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Shields; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente (3).
HB 3806
The chair laid out HB 3806.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
Representative Walker moved that HB 3806 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Shields; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente (3).
HB 3594
(Representative Cook in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 3594.
The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the
measure.
Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3814
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair laid out and explained HB 3814.
Representative Hamric moved that HB 3814 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; Cook; Hamric; Lewis,
Ron; Shields; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Corte; Puente (3).
HB 3798
(Representative Puente now present.)
The chair laid out HB 3798.
The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3399
The chair laid out HB 3399.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3090
(Representatives King, Tracy and Corte now present.)
The chair laid out HB 3090.
The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Hamric in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Woolley to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 3090.
The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on
HB 3090: Representative Puente, Chair, Representatives Cook
and Hamric.
HB 3808
The chair laid out HB 3808.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2901
(Representative Hamric in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2901.
The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3244
The chair laid out HB 3244.
The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2987
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2987.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Representative Puente moved that HB 2987 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; Cook; Corte; Lewis,
Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King, Tracy; Hamric (2).
HB 2987
(Representative King, Tracy now present.)
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure
was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider
prevailed without objection.
Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Puente moved that HB 2987, 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; King, Tracy; Cook;
Corte; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Shields; Walker (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
HB 2916
(Representative Hamric now present.)
The chair laid out HB 2916.
The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain
the measure.
(Representative King, Tracy in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Counts in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to close on
the measure.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
At 12:55 a.m., 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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Jennifer Modgling, Clerk