The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         79th Legislature 
         March 7, 2005 
         1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 1:07  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Puente; Callegari; Geren; Hardcastle;  
                    Hilderbran; Laney (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hope; Bonnen; Campbell (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 841 
          
         The chair laid out HB 841 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Campbell now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1141 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1141. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
          HB 812 
 
          The chair laid out HB 812. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 813 
          
         The chair laid out HB 813. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 828 
          
         The chair laid out HB 828. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Hope now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1657 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1657. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hope to explain the measure.  
          
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Hope to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 1:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Puente, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Hope Wells, Clerk 
          
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