The House Committee on State Recreational Resources 
         77th Legislature 
         April 5, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2001, the House  
         Committee on State Recreational Resources met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Kuempel, at 8:07 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Kuempel; Cook; Callegari; Ellis, Dan;  
                   Homer; Jones, Elizabeth (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Alexander; Crownover, Myra; Kolkhorst  
                   (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3337 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3337. 
          
          (Representative Alexander now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Telford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover, Myra now present.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Telford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3209 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3209. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Cook in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes after adjournment of  
         the House, April 5, 2001. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:41 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Kuempel. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Kuempel; Cook; Ellis, Dan; Homer;  
                   Jones, Elizabeth (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Alexander; Callegari; Crownover, Myra;  
                   Kolkhorst (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2702 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2702. 
          
         Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Callegari now present.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover, Myra now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         Representative Callegari offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         TPWD Budget Briefing 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to brief the  
         committee on the appropriations process as it relates to the  
         Texas Parks and Wildlife Department budget.  
  
         SCR 28 
          
         The chair laid out SCR 28. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Ellis, Dan moved that SCR 28, 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 Kuempel; Cook; Callegari;  
                             Ellis, Dan; Homer; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                             Kolkhorst (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Alexander; Crownover, Myra  (2).  
           
         HB 3337 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3337 as pending business.  
          
         The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on netting. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         netting:  Representative Cook, Chair; Representatives Ellis, Dan  
         and Homer. 
          
         At 2:50 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. Kuempel, Chair 
          
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         Paige Cooper, Clerk