The House Committee on Energy Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         April 4, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Lewis, Ron, at 8:02  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Lewis, Ron; Carter; Christian; Driver;  
                   Hawley; Williams (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Merritt; Crabb; Kitchen (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2278 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2278 as pending business. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Christian moved that HB 2278, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Lewis, Ron; Carter;  
                             Christian; Driver; Hawley; Williams (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Merritt; Crabb; Kitchen  (3).  
           
         HB 3415 
         The chair laid out HB 3415 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Williams moved that HB 3415, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Lewis, Ron; Carter;  
                             Christian; Driver; Hawley; Williams (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Merritt; Crabb; Kitchen  (3).  
           
         HB 2872 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2872. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Merritt now present.) 
          
         (Representative Crabb now present.) 
          
         (Representative Kitchen now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Carter moved that HB 2872, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Lewis, Ron; Merritt; Carter;  
                             Christian; Crabb; Hawley; Kitchen; Williams  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Driver  (1).  
           
         HB 2131 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2131. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Merritt in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis, Ron in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2839 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2839. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Carter offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on HB  
         1857:  Representative Williams, Chair; Representatives Hawley  
         and Kitchen. 
          
         At 9:50 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. Lewis, Ron, Chair 
          
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         Wendy Hill, Clerk