The House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         79th Legislature 
         April 19, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at  
         8:06 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Bonnen; Howard; Homer; Kuempel;  
                    Smith, Wayne (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives King, Tracy; Driver (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3053 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3053. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2886 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2886. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now present.) 
          
         (Representative Howard in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Bonnen in chair.) 
 
          (Representative Driver now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         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 five minutes after lunch recess  
         or adjournment of the House session on April 19, 2005. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:46 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Bonnen. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Bonnen; Howard; Driver; Homer;  
                    Kuempel (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives King, Tracy; Smith, Wayne (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3290 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3290.   
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         (Representative Smith, Wayne now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2651 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2651. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
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         House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         4/19/2005 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now present.) 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:44 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Bonnen, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Steve Bruno, Clerk 
          
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