The House Committee on Natural Resources

81st Legislature

April 16, 2009

Upon final adjourn./recess

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission granted to meet during reading and referral of bills on April 16, 2009, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 4:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2348

 

The chair laid out HB 2348 as pending business.

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 2348, 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.

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (2).

 

(Representative Callegari not present.)

 

 

 

HB 4754

 

The chair laid out HB 4754 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 4754, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

(Representative Frost not present.)

 

HB 4728

 

The chair laid out HB 4728 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 4728, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4743

 

The chair laid out HB 4743 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 4743, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4744

 

The chair laid out HB 4744 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 4744, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 1090

 

The chair laid out HB 1090 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 1090, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4376

 

The chair laid out HB 4376 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HB 4376, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4749

 

The chair laid out HB 4749 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 4749, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4757

 

The chair laid out HB 4757 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 4757, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4758

 

The chair laid out HB 4758 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 4758, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

HB 4770

 

The chair laid out HB 4770 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 4770, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (4).

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

 

HB 4723

 

The chair laid out HB 4723 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee moved that HB 4723, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 4726

 

The chair laid out HB 4726 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 4726, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 4727

 

The chair laid out HB 4727 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 4727, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 4736

 

The chair laid out HB 4736 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 4736, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 4720

 

The chair laid out HB 4720 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 4720, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 4735

 

The chair laid out HB 4735 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 4735, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

HB 2608

 

The chair laid out HB 2608 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HB 2608, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost  (2).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

HB 179

 

The chair laid out HB 179 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HB 179, 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 Callegari; Creighton; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Ritter; Corte; King, Tracy O. (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Frost  (1).

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

HB 2134

 

The chair laid out HB 2134 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 2134, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             Representative Callegari  (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None (0).

 

HB 2535

 

The chair laid out HB 2535 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 2535, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3256

 

The chair laid out HB 3256 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 3256, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Callegari  (1).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3526

 

The chair laid out HB 3526 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 3526, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

The Chair moved to reconsider the vote to by which HB 3526 prevailed.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 3526, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3550

 

The chair laid out HB 3550 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that HB 3550, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            None  (0).

 

(Representative Callegari not present.)

 

(Representative Laubenberg not present.)

 

HB 3818

 

The chair laid out HB 3818 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 3818, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg  (2).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

HB 2536

 

The chair laid out HB 2536 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2536, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

 

 

HB 3805

 

The chair laid out HB 3805 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 3805, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

HJR 128

 

The chair laid out HJR 128 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HJR 128, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

HB 1741

 

The chair laid out HB 1741 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 1741, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

HB 1508

 

The chair laid out HB 1508 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 1508, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Callegari  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 637

 

The chair laid out SB 637 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 637, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 663

 

The chair laid out SB 663 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 663, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

(Representative Callegari not present.)

 

SB 715

 

The chair laid out SB 715 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 715, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg  (2).

 

SB 799

 

The chair laid out SB 799 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 799, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg  (2).

 

SB 848

 

The chair laid out SB 848 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 848, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg  (2).

 

SB 914

 

The chair laid out SB 914 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 914, without amendments, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Laubenberg  (2).

 

 

 

 

At 5:03 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. Ritter, Chair

 

 

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Elizabeth Fazio, Clerk