MINUTES

 

TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ADVISORY GROUP

Thursday, July 24, 2008

2:00 p.m.

Capitol Extension, Room E1.016

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group was held on Thursday, July 24, 2008, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kip Averitt Senator Glenn Hegar Representative Mike Hamilton Representative Jodie Laubenberg Joe Crutcher Bryan Shaw		Senator Kim Brimer

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

 

-Chairman Averitt offered welcoming comments.

 

-Senator Hegar moved to adopt the proposed map of geographical boundaries put forth by the Texas Water Development Board, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.

 

-Chairman Averitt reviewed a correspondence exchange between himself and the Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board, regarding conflict of interest concerns with appointments related to the environmental flow process.

 

-Senator Hegar offered comments regarding the conflict of interest issue.

 

-A proposed slate of nominees for the Environmental Flows Statewide Science Advisory Committee was read into the record by the clerk.

 

-Representative Laubenberg moved to appoint the proposed slate of candidates, in its entirety, as  the Science Advisory Committee, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.

-A proposed slate of nominees for the Trinity and San Jacinto Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee was read into the record by the clerk.

 

-Senator Hegar moved to appoint the proposed slate of candidates, in its entirety, as the Trinity and San Jacinto Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.

 

-A proposed slate of nominees for the Sabine and Neches Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee was read into the record by the clerk.

 

-Commissioner Shaw moved to appoint the proposed slate of candidates, in its entirety, as the Sabine and Neches Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.

 

-Senator Averitt offered a proposed standard application form for use in future rounds of appointments and moved its adoption, without objection; the motion passed.

 

-Senator Averitt offered a revised timeline for the advancement of the environmental flows schedule set out in statute and moved its adoption, without objection; the motion passed.

 

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, Co-Chair

 

 

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Representative Mike Hamilton, Co-Chair

 

 

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Teddy Carter, Clerk