The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         79th Legislature 
         April 26, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 112 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 26,  
         2005, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Puente, at 12:42 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Puente; Callegari; Bonnen; Campbell;  
                    Geren; Hardcastle; Laney (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hope; Hilderbran (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3496 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3496 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3496, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Laney (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hilderbran  (2). 
          
         HB 3508 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3508 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 3508, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Laney (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
           
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hilderbran  (2). 
          
         HB 3513 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3513 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3513, as substituted, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hilderbran; Laney  (3). 
          
         HB 2424 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2424 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that HB 2424, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Geren; Hardcastle (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Campbell (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hilderbran; Laney  (3). 
          
         HB 2434 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2434 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
 
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         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
           
         Representative Geren moved that HB 2434, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Laney (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hilderbran  (2). 
          
         At 12:47 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. Puente, Chair 
          
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         Hope Wells, Clerk 
          
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