The House Committee on Natural Resources 
         79th Legislature 
         April 28, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 112 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 28,  
         2005, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Puente, at 3:15 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Puente; Callegari; Bonnen; Campbell;  
                    Geren (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney  
                    (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3484 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3484 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3484, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Hilderbran;  
                         Laney  (4). 
          
         HB 3495 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3495 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3495, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
           
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Hilderbran;  
                         Laney  (4). 
          
         HB 2009 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2009 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 2009, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Hilderbran;  
                         Laney  (4). 
          
         HB 2731 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2731 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 2731, 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 Puente; Callegari; Bonnen;  
                         Campbell; Geren (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hope; Hardcastle; Hilderbran;  
                         Laney  (4). 
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hardcastle now present.) 
          
         HB 3538 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3538 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
 
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         Representative Geren moved that HB 3538, 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; Hope; Bonnen; Campbell;  
                         Geren; Hardcastle (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Callegari; Hilderbran; Laney   
                         (3). 
          
         HB 3482 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3482 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Geren moved that HB 3482, 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; Hope; Bonnen; Campbell;  
                         Geren; Hardcastle (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Callegari  (1). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hilderbran; Laney  (2). 
          
         At 3:21 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 
          
         ________________________ 
         Hope Wells, Clerk 
          
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