The House Committee on Land & Resource Management 77th Legislature March 26, 2001 8:00 a.m. Capitol Extension, E2.012 Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2001, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Walker, at 8:08 a.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Walker; Crabb; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt (8). Absent: Representative Turner, Bob (1). A quorum was present. HB 266 The chair laid out HB 266. The chair recognized Representative Ellis, Dan to explain the measure. Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Ellis, Dan to explain the substitute. (Representative Turner, Bob now present.) The chair recognized Representative Ellis, Dan to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2144 The chair laid out HB 2144 as pending business. Representative Howard moved that HB 2144, without amendments, 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 Walker; Crabb; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt; Turner, Bob (9). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). SB 673 The chair laid out SB 673. 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 committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Geren moved that SB 673, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Walker; Crabb; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt; Turner, Bob (9). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). Representative Crabb moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 673 was reported. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. Representative Crabb moved that SB 673, 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 Walker; Crabb; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt; Turner, Bob (9). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). HB 2342 The chair laid out HB 2342. The chair recognized Representative Edwards to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Edwards to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2221 The chair laid out HB 2221. The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the measure. Representative Mowery offered amendment #1 to the measure. The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain amendment #1. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2320 The chair laid out HB 2320. The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the measure. Representative Turner, Bob offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3034 The chair laid out HB 3034. The chair recognized Representative Najera to explain the measure. The chair recognized Representative Najera to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2238 The chair laid out HB 2238. The chair recognized Representative Moreno, Joe E. to explain the measure. Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Moreno, Joe E. to explain the substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Moreno, Joe E. to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. At 9:40 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:30 p.m., March 26, 2001. The committee reconvened at 1:36 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Walker. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Mowery; Truitt (6). Absent: Representatives Crabb; Krusee; Turner, Bob (3). A quorum was present. HB 2920 The chair laid out HB 2920. The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to explain the measure. (Representative Krusee now present.) Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2684 The chair laid out HB 2684. The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Howard in chair.) The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3439 The chair laid out HB 3439. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure. (Representative Walker in chair.) The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Howard in chair.) HB 2538 The chair laid out HB 2538. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the measure. Representative Walker offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the substitute. HB 1838 The chair laid out HB 1838. The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the measure. Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the substitute. Testimony was taken on HB 1838 and HB 2538. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on HB 1838 and HB 2538. The committee substitute for HB 1838 was withdrawn without objection. HB 1838 was left pending without objection. The committee substitute for HB 2538 was withdrawn without objection. HB 2538 was left pending without objection. (Representative Walker in chair.) HB 1630 The chair laid out HB 1630. The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the measure. Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Mowery in chair.) HB 3127 The chair laid out HB 3127. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the measure. Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the substitute. Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to the measure. The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the amendment. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Walker in chair.) SB 746 The chair laid out SB 746. Representative Geren moved that SB 746, 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 Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Mowery; Truitt (6). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Crabb; Krusee; Turner, Bob (3). HB 1628 The chair laid out HB 1628 as pending business. Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1628, 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 Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Mowery; Truitt (6). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Crabb; Krusee; Turner, Bob (3). HB 2579 The chair laid out HB 2579 as pending business. Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Geren moved that HB 2579, 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 Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Mowery; Truitt (6). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Crabb; Krusee; Turner, Bob (3). HB 2411 The chair laid out HB 2411 as pending business. Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2411, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Mowery; Truitt (6). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Crabb; Krusee; Turner, Bob (3). HB 1445 The chair laid out HB 1445 as pending business. (Representative Turner, Bob now present.) (Representative Krusee now present.) Representative Turner, Bob offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Turner, Bob to explain the substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Geren moved that HB 1445, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt; Turner, Bob (8). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Crabb (1). SB 673 Representative Krusee moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 673 was reported earlier in the day. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 673, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Walker; Brown, Fred; Geren; Howard; Krusee; Mowery; Truitt; Turner, Bob (8). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Crabb (1). The chair announced that Representative Crabb will be unable to serve on the subcommittee on Deed Restrictions. The chair appointed Representative Truitt to take his place. The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Airport Zoning: Representative Truitt, Chair; Representatives Howard and Turner, Bob. The following bills were referred to the subcommittee on Airport Zoning: HB 9, HB 2050, and HB 2052. At 7:05 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ________________________ Rep. Walker, Chair ________________________ Laurie McAnally, Clerk