The House Committee on Land & Resource Management

80th Legislature

March 7, 2007

8:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2007, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at 8:10 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Mowery; Orr; Zerwas; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Pickett (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Cook, Robby; Ritter (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Eminent Domain:  Representative Orr, Chair; Representatives Callegari and Cook, Robby.

 

HB 1556

 

The chair laid out HB 1556.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 536

 

The chair laid out HB 536.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 536, 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 Mowery; Orr; Zerwas; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Pickett; Ritter (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Cook, Robby  (1).

 

HB 1649

 

The chair laid out HB 1649.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1556

 

The chair laid out HB 1556 as pending business.

 

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 Callegari moved that HB 1556, 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; Zerwas; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Pickett (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Orr; Cook, Robby; Ritter  (3).

 

At 9:35 a.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