The House Committee on Energy Resources

81st Legislature

April 30, 2010

10:00 a.m.

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 2010, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 10:06 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Craddick; Farabee (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The committee met to take up Interim Charges #2 and #4 -

 

Charge 2. Monitor the implementation of recent legislation dealing with carbon capture and storage and make recommendations as to whether further action is required to resolve outstanding issues. Examine proposed legislation from other states and review federal initiatives.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Charge 4. Consider the establishment of uniform statutes and codes relating to  liquid petroleum gas permitting and operations as a means to resolve conflicts of interpretation between state and local jurisdictions.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 12:34 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. Keffer, Chair

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Ky Ash, Clerk