The House Committee on Land & Resource Management
78th Legislature
March 24, 2003
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2003, the House
Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at
2:40 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse; Guillen;
Haggerty; Hochberg; Noriega (6).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Goolsby; Howard (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 1456, HB 1457, AND HB 1563
The chair laid out HB 1456, HB 1457, AND HB 1563.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Goolsby now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB 1456
and HB 1457.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Howard now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on HB 1456
and HB 1457.
HB 1456 and HB 1457 were left pending without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Casteel to explain HB 1563.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Casteel to close on HB 1563.
HB 1563 was left pending without objection.
HB 1129
The chair laid out HB 1129.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1679
The chair laid out HB 1679.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the
measure.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 649
The chair laid out HB 649, as substituted.
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was
reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
Representative Haggerty offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a
committee substitute.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Mowery; Goolsby; Guillen;
Haggerty; Howard; Noriega (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Pickett; Hochberg
(3).
Representative Mowery moved that HB 649, 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 Mowery; Goolsby; Guillen;
Howard; Noriega (5).
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Nays: Representative Haggerty (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Pickett; Hochberg
(3).
HB 2130
The chair laid out HB 2130.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
(Representative Pickett now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hochberg now present.)
(Representative Jones, Jesse now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Haggerty moved that HB 2130, 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 Mowery; Pickett; Goolsby;
Guillen; Haggerty; Howard; Noriega (7).
Nays: Representative Jones, Jesse (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Hochberg (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 568
The chair laid out HB 568 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 568, as substituted,
be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
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that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Pickett; Goolsby; Guillen (5).
Nays: Representatives Haggerty; Hochberg; Noriega
(3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Howard (1).
HB 1129
The chair laid out HB 1129.
The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the
measure.
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Representative Noriega moved that HB 1129, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Pickett; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty;
Hochberg; Noriega (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Howard (1).
HB 1680
The chair laid out HB 1680.
The chair recognized Representative Stick to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Howard now present.)
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
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The chair recognized Representative Stick to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1454
The chair laid out HB 1454.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Haggerty offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Haggerty moved that HB 1454, 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 Mowery; Pickett; Guillen;
Haggerty; Hochberg; Howard; Noriega (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Goolsby (2).
At 7:40 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. Mowery, Chair
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Trey Burke, Clerk