MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

10:00 a.m.

Capitol Extension, Room E1.012

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources was held on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kip Averitt Senator Craig Estes Senator Mike Jackson Senator Carlos Uresti		Senator Kim Brimer Senator Bob Deuell Senator Robert Duncan Senator Kevin Eltife Senator Glenn Hegar Senator Juan Hinojosa Senator Kel Seliger

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m.  The following business was transacted: 

 

The following testified before the committee:

 

On the Houston State Implementation Plan:

-Susana Hildebrand, Director, Air Quality Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

-Craig Beskid, Chairman, Greater Houston Partnership Clean Air Committee

 

On the Water-Energy Nexus:

 

-Carolyn Brittin, Deputy Executive Administrator, Water Planning and Information Resources, Texas Water Development Board

-Ashlyn Stillwell, University of Texas Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

-John Fainter, President and CEO, Association of Electric Companies of Texas

-Joseph Beal, Consulting Engineer

 

On air quality and energy efficiency programs:

-Susana Hildebrand, Director, Air Quality Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

-Bahman Yazdani, Associate Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory of Texas Engineering Experiment Station

-Jeff Haberl, Associate Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory of Texas Engineering Experiment Station

-George Beatty, Executive Director, Texas Environmental Research Consortium

-Dub Taylor, Director, State Energy Conservation Office, Comptroller of Public Accounts

-Ned Munoz, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Association of Builders

-Mike Nasi, General Counsel, Clean Coal Foundation of Texas

-Les Findeisen, Director of Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, Texas Motor Transportation Association

-John Chisolm, President, W&B Service Company, L.P.

-Michael Stockard, Director of Energy Efficiency, Oncor

-Suzi McClellan, Legislative Director, Good Company Associates

 

Public Testimony

-Rich Herweck , Texas CHP Initiative

-Andrew M. Wilson, Public Citizen

-Cyrus Reed, Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter

 

Submitting written testimony only:

-Billy Phenix , Texas Caterpillar Dealer's Legislative Council

 

There being no further business, Senator Averitt moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Kip Averitt, Chair

 

 

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Teddy Carter, Clerk