MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Thursday, April 5, 2001
2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, Room E1.012
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural
Resources was held on Thursday, April 5, 2001, in the Capitol
Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator J. E. Brown None
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator David Bernsen
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:12 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
Senator Lucio moved adoption of the Minutes from the previous
hearing held on March 29, 2001; without objection, it was so
ordered.
SB 1541 had no action taken at the request of the author.
The Chair laid out SB1339 as amended, left pending from a
previous hearing, and recognized Senator Brown, in the absence
of the author, Senator Ogden, to explain the bill. Senator
Duncan moved that SB1339 as amended be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 3 nays, 0
present not voting, and 0 absent.
The Chair laid out CSSB2 as amended and recognized the author,
Senator Brown, to explain the bill. Testimony was taken.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 2
and Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the
amendment was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee
Amendment 3 and Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection,
the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee
Amendment 4 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 5 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 6 and
moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 7 and moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 8 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 9 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 10 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 11 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 12 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 13 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 14 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 15 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 16 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 17 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 18 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 19 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 20 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 21 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 22 and Senator Lucio moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown
sent up Committee Amendment 23 and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown sent up
Committee Amendment 24. Senator Brown then pulled down
Committee Amendment 24. Senator Brown sent up Committee
Amendment 25. Senator Brown then pulled down Committee
Amendment 25. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 26 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 27 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 28 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 29 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 30 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 31 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 32 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 33 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 34 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 35 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 36 and
Senator Lucio moved adoption; without objection, the amendment
was adopted. Senator Brown sent up Committee Amendment 37.
Senator Brown then pulled down Committee Amendment 37. Senator
Brown sent up Committee Amendment 38 and Senator Lucio moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator
Brown sent up Committee Amendment 39. Senator Brown then pulled
down Committee Amendment 39. Senator Brown sent up Committee
Amendment 40 and Senator Lucio moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Brown sent up
Committee Amendment 41 and Senator Lucio moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Lucio sent up
Committee Amendment 43 and Senator Brown moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Lucio sent up
Committee Amendment 44. Senator Lucio then pulled down
Committee Amendment 44.
Senator Lucio assumed the Chair. Senator Duncan sent up
Committee Amendment 45. Senator Duncan then pulled down
Committee Amendment 45. Senator Bivins sent up Committee
Amendment 46 and moved adoption; without objection, the
amendment was adopted. Senator Bivins sent up Committee
Amendment 47. Senator Bivins sent up an amendment to amendment
47 and moved adoption; without objection, Committee Amendment 47
as amended was adopted. Senator Bivins sent up Committee
Amendment 48 and moved adoption; without objection, it was
adopted. Senator Brown moved adoption of Committee Amendment
24; without objection, it was adopted. Senator Lucio moved
adoption of Committee Amendment 25; without objection, it was
adopted. Senator Brown requested unanimous consent to
incorporate amendments into a new committee substitute; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Brown then moved that the
new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was
so ordered. Senator Brown moved that SB2 do not pass but that
CSSB2 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a
record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 2
absent.
There being no further business, at 4:37 p.m. the Committee
stood recessed subject to the call of the Chair. Without
objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator J. E. Brown, Chair
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Carol McGarah, Clerk