The House Committee on Land & Resource Management
79th Legislature
April 7, 2005
7:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.014
CORRECTED MINUTES
On April 26, 2005, the House Committee on Land & Resource
Management authorized the correction of the minutes for the
meeting of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management
held on April 7, 2005. The following are the corrected minutes
for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2005, the House
Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at
7:05 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake; Cook,
Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Orr (7).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Miller (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 3288
The chair laid out HB 3288.
Representative Orr offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the
measure.
(Representative Miller now present.)
(Representative Pickett now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3340
The chair laid out HB 3340.
The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on the
measure.
Representative Leibowitz moved that HB 3340, 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 2833
The chair laid out HB 2833.
Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
Representative Cook, Robby offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2217
The chair laid out HB 2217.
Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2833
The chair laid out HB 2833 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Harper-Brown in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
At 8:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until Final Adjournment of the Full
House.
The committee reconvened at 12:19 p.m. and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Pickett; Cook, Robby;
Leibowitz; Orr (5).
Absent: Representatives Harper-Brown; Blake; Escobar; Miller
(4).
A quorum was present.
Representative Cook, Robby offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Escobar now present.)
(Representative Miller now present.)
(Representative Blake now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Cook, Robby in chair.)
(Representative Pickett in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Cook, Robby in chair.)
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(Representative Mowery in chair.)
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The amendments were adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the
measure.
Representative Mowery moved that HB 2833, 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; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Escobar; Miller; Orr (7).
Nays: Representative Leibowitz (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 2217
The chair laid out HB 2217 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2217, 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; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr
(8).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 1603
The chair laid out HB 1603 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the
measure.
Representative Escobar moved that HB 1603, 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 Mowery; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 2096
The chair laid out HB 2096.
Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Miller moved that HB 2096, 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; Harper-Brown; Blake;
Cook, Robby; Escobar; Leibowitz; Miller; Orr
(8).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 3251
The chair laid out HB 3251.
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3128, HB 3248
The chair laid out HB 3128 and HB 3248.
Representative Leibowitz offered a complete committee substitute
to HB 3128.
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Harper-Brown in chair.)
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 1117
The chair laid out HB 1117.
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The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2946
The chair laid out HB 2946.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3017
The chair laid out HB 3017 as pending business.
Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain the measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Leibowitz moved that HB 3017, 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; Harper-Brown; Escobar;
Leibowitz; Orr (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Blake; Cook, Robby;
Miller (4).
At 5:16 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
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