The House Committee on Natural Resources
78th Legislature
May 21, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 16, 2003, and a suspension of
the 5-day posting rule on May 20, 2003, so the committee could
take up and consider SB 25, SB 1570, SB 1725, SB 1899, SB 1902,
SB 1935, SB 1947, and SB 1928, the House Committee on Natural
Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the
chair, Representative Puente, at 8:05 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Puente; Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren;
Hamilton (5).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Hope; Hardcastle; Wolens
(4).
A quorum was present.
SB 1304
(Representatives Callegari and Hardcastle now present.)
The chair laid out SB 1304.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1304, 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 Puente; Campbell; Cook,
Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Callegari (1).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Wolens (2).
SB 1725
The chair laid out SB 1725.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the
measure.
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the
measure.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1725, 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 Puente; Callegari; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Wolens (2).
SB 1362
The chair laid out SB 1362.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to close on the
measure.
Representative Hardcastle moved that SB 1362, 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 Puente; Callegari; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
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Absent: Representatives Hope; Wolens (2).
SB 1481
The chair laid out SB 1481.
The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the
measure.
Representative Hardcastle moved that SB 1481, 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 Puente; Callegari; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Wolens (2).
SB 1928
The chair laid out SB 1928.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
Representative Geren moved that SB 1928, 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 Puente; Callegari; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Wolens (2).
SB 1888
The chair laid out SB 1888.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the
measure.
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Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1899
The chair laid out SB 1899.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the
measure.
Representative Geren moved that SB 1899, 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 Puente; Callegari; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Wolens (3).
SB 1377
(Representatives Hardcastle and Hope now present.)
The chair laid out and explained SB 1377.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hardcastle offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
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Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1377, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1494
The chair laid out and explained SB 1494.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Geren moved that SB 1494, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1570
The chair laid out and explained SB 1570.
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1570, 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:
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Ayes: Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hardcastle; Wolens (2).
SB 1633
The chair laid out and explained SB 1633.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1633, 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 Puente; Hope; Campbell;
Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton (6).
Nays: Representative Callegari (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hardcastle; Wolens (2).
SB 1302
(Representative Hardcastle now present.)
The chair laid out and explained SB 1302.
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1302, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1935
The chair laid out SB 1935.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
Representative Geren moved that SB 1935, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1374
The chair laid out and explained SB 1374.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until final recess/adjournment of the
full House on May 21, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 6:24 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Puente. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Puente; Hope; Cook, Robby; Geren;
Hamilton; Hardcastle (6).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Campbell; Wolens (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 1633
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was
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reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1633, 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 Puente; Hope; Cook, Robby;
Geren; Hamilton; Hardcastle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Campbell; Wolens (3).
SB 1902
(Representative Callegari now present.)
The chair laid out SB 1902.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1902, 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 Puente; Callegari; Cook,
Robby; Geren; Hardcastle (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Campbell; Hamilton; Wolens
(4).
SB 5
(Representatives Hope, Campbell and Hamilton now present.)
The chair laid out SB 5.
Representative Geren moved that SB 5, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
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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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hardcastle; Wolens (2).
SB 25
(Representative Hardcastle now present.)
The chair laid out SB 25.
Representative Geren moved that SB 25, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1304
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was
reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1304, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope;
Campbell; Cook, Robby; Geren; Hamilton;
Hardcastle (8).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wolens (1).
SB 1374
(Representative Wolens now present.)
The chair laid out SB 1374 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Wolens offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Wolens offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1374, as amended, 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 Puente; Callegari; Cook,
Robby; Geren; Hardcastle (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hope; Campbell; Hamilton; Wolens
(4).
SB 1947
The chair laid out SB 1947.
The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
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At 8:20 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. Puente, Chair
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Jennifer Modgling, Clerk