The House Committee on Land & Resource Management 
         79th Legislature 
         February 24, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 18, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at  
         8:02 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Mowery; Blake; Escobar; Leibowitz;  
                    Miller; Orr (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Harper-Brown; Pickett; Cook, Robby  
                    (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 116 
          
         The chair laid out HB 116. 
          
         Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Cook, Robby now present.) 
          
         (Representative Harper-Brown now present.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 957 
          
         The chair laid out HB 957. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the  
          measure.  
          
         Representative Cook, Robby moved that HB 957, 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; Harper-Brown; Pickett;  
                         Blake; Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller;  
                         Orr (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 638 
          
         The chair laid out HB 638. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hegar to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hegar to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Orr moved that HB 638, 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; Harper-Brown; Pickett;  
                         Blake; Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller;  
                         Orr (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1072 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1072. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the  
                         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
          At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until final adjournment of the House,  
         February 24, 2005. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:16 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Mowery; Blake; Escobar; Leibowitz;  
                    Orr (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Harper-Brown; Pickett; Cook, Robby;  
                    Miller (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Harper-Brown now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:30 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Mowery, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Trey Burke, Clerk 
          
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