The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         April 10, 2001 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 10,  
         2001, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Counts, at 4:30 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Corte;  
                   Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Walker (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3648 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3648. 
          
         Representative King, Tracy moved that HB 3648, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3651 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3651. 
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3651, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
  
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3652 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3652. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that HB 3652, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3655 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3655. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 3655, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3665 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3665. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative King, Tracy moved that HB 3665, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 2761 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2761. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that HB 2761, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3674 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3674. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 3674, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
  
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HCR 237 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 237. 
          
         Representative King, Tracy moved that HCR 237, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         SB 270 
         The chair laid out SB 270. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 270, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         SB 926 
          
         The chair laid out SB 926. 
          
         Representative Corte moved that SB 926, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
  
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3527 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3527 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3527, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3528 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3528 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook moved that HB 3528, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3625 
          
         The chair recalled HB 3625 from subcommittee.  
          
         Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 3625, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Walker  (1).  
           
         HB 3641 
          
         (Representative Walker now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3641 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 3641, 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Cook;  
                             Corte; Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente;  
                             Walker (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         HB 2409 
          
         The chair recalled HB 2409 from subcommittee.  
         Representative Counts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HB 2409, 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 Counts; Cook; Corte;  
                             Hilderbran; Hope; Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative King, Tracy  (1).  
           
         At 4:50 p.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. Counts, Chair 
          
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         Jennifer Modgling, Clerk