The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         May 9, 2001 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2001,  
         the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Counts, at  
         12:23 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Cook; Hilderbran;  
                   Hope; Puente; Walker (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Lewis, Ron (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1036 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1036. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 1036, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1207 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1207. 
          
         Representative Corte moved that SB 1207, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
  
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1646 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1646. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1771 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1771. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1758 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1758. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 1758, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1776 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1776. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 1776, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1775 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1775. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 1775, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1777 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1777. 
          
         Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 1777, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1784 
  
         The chair laid out SB 1784. 
          
         Representative Hope moved that SB 1784, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         SB 1796 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1796. 
          
         Representative Walker moved that SB 1796, 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; Puente; Walker (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Lewis, Ron  (1).  
           
         At 12:35 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