WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 8, 2003 - 1:00P
HB 43
ON: Matthews, Jerry Executive Director (TX Council on
Environmental Technology), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Howe, Billy State Legislative Director (Texas Farm
Bureau), Austin, TX
HB 535
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dippel, Donnie Consultant (Self), LaGrange, TX
HB 1065
FOR: Everheart, Harvey Manager (Mesa Underground Water
Conservation District), Lamesa, TX
Houston, Jace (Texas Alliance of Groundwater
Districts), Friendswood, TX
Lange, Allan (Lipan-Kickapoo W.C.D.), Vancourt, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Rolling Plains & Hemphill
Co. Groundwater Conservation Districts),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dippel, Donnie Consultant (Self), LaGrange, TX
Holland, Scott (Irion Co. W.C.D. & Sterling Co.
W.C.D.), Mertzon, TX
SB 606
FOR: Leb, Rich Executive Vice-President (Liquid
Environmental Solutions), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Glacken, Shawn (Association of Electric Companies of
Texas), Dallas, TX
ON: Sidnell, Jennifer (TCEQ), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Kramer, Ken Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra
Club), Austin, TX
SB 738
FOR: Sledge, Brian Attorney (Lone Star & Rolling Plains
Groundwater Conservation District), Austin,
TX
Williams, C.E. General Manager (Panhandle
Groundwater Conservation District), White
Deer, TX
ON: Menicucci, Margaret Attorney/Mediator (Center for
Public Policy Dispute Resolution), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bowers, Richard General Manager (North Plains
Groundwater Conservation District), Dumas, TX
Everheart, Harvey General Manager (Mesa Underground
Water Conservation District), Lamesa, TX
Kramer, Ken Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra
Club), Austin, TX
Mahoney, Mike General Manager (Everglen Groundwater
Conservation District), Pleasanton, TX
SB 743
FOR: Gonzalez, Hector Business Manager (El Paso Water
Utilities), El Paso, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Shea, Andrew (Poseidon Resources Corporation),
Stemford, CT
Utter, Tom Special Assistant to City Manager (City
of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
On: Lowry, Mark Consulting Engineer (Self), Austin, TX
Olson, Leonard Deputy Executive Administrator (TX
Water Development Board), Austin, TX
SB 854
FOR: Rhodes, Denise Consultant (BASF Corporation),
Austin, TX
ON: Allen, Danny Wildlife Biologist (TX Parks &
Wildlife), Austin, TX
Kostroun, David (TX Department of Agriculture),
Austin, TX
Tham, Phil Asst. Commissioner-Pesticide Programs (TX
Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX
White, Larry (Self), College Station, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dippel, Donnie (Texas Ag Industries Association),
LaGrange, TX
Gentsch, Bryan Consultant (Self), Austin, TX
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Presnal, James Attorney (Texas Nursery & Landscape
Association), Bryan, TX
SB 898
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Collins, Dick President, Board of Directors (Acton
Municipal Utility District), Granbury, TX
English, Richard General Manager (Acton Municipal
Utility District), Granbury, TX
SB 899
FOR: Houston, Jace (Texas Alliance of Groundwater
Districts), Friendswoood, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Lone Star & Rolling Plains
Groundwater Conservation District), Austin,
TX
SB 953
FOR: Green, Renee Director of Environmental Sevices
(Bexar County Commissioners; Court), San
Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Kramer, Ken Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra
Club), Austin, TX
Warndof, Donna Consultant (Bexar County
Commissioners' Court), Austin, TX
SB 989
ON: Bishop, Kris Game Warden (Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department), Austin, TX
Kennedy, Boyd Lawyer (Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department), Austin, TX
Lawrence, Roy Game Warden (Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department), Austin, TX
Sinclair, David Game Warden (Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department), Austin, TX
Stinebaugh, James Game Warden (Texas Parks &
Wildlife Department), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Center, Sam Captain Game Warden (Texas Game
Warden/Peace Officers Association), Llano, TX
SB 1094
FOR: Baker, Carole (TX Section American Water Works
Association), Friendswood, TX
Kramer, Ken Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra
Club), Austin, TX
ON: Olson, Leonard Deputy Executive Administrator (TX
Water Development Board), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Petersen, Ken General Counsel (Texas Rural Water
Association), Austin, TX
SB 1271
FOR: Coffie, Ann (Texas Inerstate Pipeline Association),
Austin, TX
Hawkins, Tom President (Atmos Energy-Texas
Division), Lubbock, TX
ON: Nalepa, Karl (TX Railroad Commission), Austin, TX
Todd, Elizabeth Attorney (TX Railroad Commission),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Gill, David (TXU Gas), Dallas, TX
Grundman, Rick (Texas Gas Service Company), Austin,
TX
Nugent, Patrick Executive Director (Texas Pipeline
Association), Austin, TX
Seidlits, Curtis (TXU and Subsidiaries), Dallas, TX
Stevens, Bill Executive Vice-President (Texas
Alliance of Energy Producers), Abilene, TX
SB 1656
FOR: Shea, Andrew Vice President (Poseidon Resources
Corporation), Stamford, CT
AGAINST: Dugat, Bill Lawyer (El Paso PSB), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Hector Business Manager (El Paso Water
Utilities - Public Service Board), El Paso,
TX
Newsom, Skip (Self), Austin, TX
Stokes, Lowell Asst. General Counsel (El Paso Water
Utilities and PSB), El Paso, TX
SB 1657
FOR: English, Jr., Connie Legislative Director (United
Transportation Union), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Calhoun, Frank Attorney (Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Railway Corporation), Austin, TX
McCulley, Hugh Lawyer (Port Terminal Railroad Assn.,
Union Pacific Railroad), Houston, TX
Olson, Ron (Union Pacific Railroad Company), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Arterburn, David Railway Conductor (United
Transportation Union), Amarillo, TX
Briggs, Terry (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers),
North Richland Hills, TX
Hinojosa, Walter Legislative & Political Director
(Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Against: Kearns, Dennis Attorney (Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Railray Co.), Austin, TX
SB 1772
FOR: Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil Corporation), Austin, TX
Warner, Captain Ellen Pilot (Sabine Pilots), Port
Arthur, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Harrington, David Government Affairs Manager (Shell
Oil Company), Houston, TX
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association), Austin,
TX
SB 1886
FOR: Bader, Amy (Self)
Bitter, Christine (Self), Cedar Hill, TX
Boulware, Cecil (Self), Montgomery, TX
Coates, Hugh (Kinney County landowners),
Brackettville, TX
Foust, Charles (Self), Brackettville, TX
Jones, John (Self), Brackettville, TX
Jones, Melanie (Self), Brackettville, TX
Kothmann Davis, Kayla (Self), Brackettville, TX
McCarthy, Ed Attorney (Zach Davis, McDaniel Farms),
Austin, TX
McDaniel, Jennifer (Self), Brackettville, TX
McDaniel, Jim (Self), Brackettville, TX
McDaniel Foster, Wendy (Self), Austin, TX
Meyer, Les (Self), Brackettville, TX
Perez, Tom (Self), Houston, TX
Robinson, Wes (Self), Brackettville, TX
Sherman, Lynn (Self), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Anderson, Sparky Program Director (Clean Water
Action), Austin, TX
Boerschig, John (Self), Katy, TX
Bowers, Charles (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation
District), Pampa, TX
Everheart, Harvey (Mesa Underground Water
Conservation District), Lamesa, TX
Hale, Chris (Self), Austin, TX
Herndon, Tootsie Mayor Pro Temp (City of Spyford),
Brackettville, TX
Hilderbran, Vic (Uvalde County Underground Water
Conservation District), Uvalde, TX
Holley, Michael (Self), Brackettville, TX
Hood, Don (Kinney County Groundwater Consevation
District), Brackettville, TX
Kelly, Mary Attorney (Environmental Defense),
Austin, TX
Kramer, Ken Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra
Club), Austin, TX
Lange, Allan General Manager (Lipan-Kickapoo Water
Conservation District), Vancourt, TX
McCain, Carmon (High Plains Underground Water
Conservation District No. 1), Lubbock, TX
Ring, Christopher (Self), Brackettville, TX
Shahan, Darlene (Kinney County Groundwater
Conservation District), Brackettville, TX
Shahan, Tully (Self), Brackettville, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Kinney County Groundwater
Conservation District), Austin, TX
Smith, Cecil (Kinney County Groundwater Conservation
District), Brackettville, TX
Walthour, Steven (Kinney County Groundwater
Conservation District), Mico, TX
Wardlaw, Hadley (Kinney County Groundwater
Conservation District), Brackettville, TX
York, Mary Sam (Ft. Clark Bible Study Group),
Brackettville, TX
York, Jr., Joe (Kinney County Farmers & Ranchers
Coalition), Brackettville, TX
Young, Jr., Robert (Ft. Clark Springs),
Brackettville, TX
ON: Snyder, Grant (Native Valley Alliance), San Antonio,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bitter, C.J. (Self), Cedar Hill, TX
Bitter, James (Self), Spring Branch, TX
Coates, Dennette (Self), Brackettville, TX
Davis, DVM, Zachry (Self), Brackettville, TX
Frerich, Nancy (Self)
Haby, Doris (Self), Brackettville, TX
Heiligmann, Elizabeth (Self), Georgetown, TX
Jost, Shelley (Self), Wall, TX
McDaniel, Robert (Self), Brackettville, TX
Meyer, Phyllis (Self), Brackettville, TX
Pickart, Lois (Self), Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, TX
Smith, Beth Ann (Self), Brackettville, TX
Thompson, Mark (Self), King County, TX
Williams, Joe (Self), Luling, TX
Against: Crumley, Clyde General Manager (Llano Estacado
Underground Water Conservation District),
Seminole, TX
Hale, Bryan (Self), Austin, TX
Hall, Charles (Kinney County Groundwater
Conservation District), Brackettville, TX
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation), Austin,
TX
Holland, Scott (Irion and Streling Counties
Underground Water Conservation District),
Mertzon, TX
Lowerre, Richard (Self), Austin, TX
McKelvey, C.H. (Fort Clark Springs Municipal Utility
District), Brackettville, TX
Smith, Craig Attorney (Barton Springs Edwards
Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX
Wardlaw, Tulisha (Self), Bracketville, TX
Young, Jane (Self), Brackettville, TX