The House Committee on Natural Resources

81st Legislature

May 12, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 7, 2009, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 8:11 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Ritter; Callegari; Corte; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer; Smithee (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 2314

 

The chair laid out SB 2314.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

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

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2462

 

The chair laid out SB 2462.

 

 The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1406

 

The chair laid out SB 1406.

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte on behalf of Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte on behalf of Representative Martinez Fischer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2519

 

The chair laid out SB 2519.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Creighton now present.)

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2315

 

The chair laid out SB 2315.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rios Ybarra to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Rios Ybarra to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1405

 

The chair laid out SB 1405.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2513

 

The chair laid out SB 2513.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost on behalf of Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost on behalf of Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Corte in chair.)

 

SB 2296

 

The chair laid out SB 2296.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2311

 

The chair laid out SB 2311.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2319

 

The chair laid out SB 2319.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 726

 

The chair laid out SB 726.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter on behalf of Representative Hughes to explain the measure.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter on behalf of Representative Hughes to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Ritter in chair.)

 

SB 748

 

The chair laid out SB 748 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 748, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

SB 749

 

The chair laid out SB 749 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that SB 749, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

SB 994

 

The chair laid out SB 994 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that SB 994, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

SB 2478

 

The chair laid out SB 2478 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee moved that SB 2478, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

SB 1483

 

The chair laid out SB 1483 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that SB 1483, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

 

 

 

SB 2483

 

The chair laid out SB 2483 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that SB 2483, 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; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

(Representative King, Tracy O. now present.)

 

SB 2503

 

The chair laid out SB 2503 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that SB 2503, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 2504

 

The chair laid out SB 2504 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 2504, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 2506

 

The chair laid out SB 2506 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 2506, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 2520

 

The chair laid out SB 2520 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that SB 2520, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 660

 

The chair laid out SB 660 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 660, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 860

 

The chair laid out SB 860 as pending business.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that SB 860, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 1337

 

The chair laid out SB 1337 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee moved that SB 1337, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 2456

 

The chair laid out SB 2456 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2456, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

SB 2514

 

The chair laid out SB 2514 as pending business.

 

Representative Miller, Doug moved that SB 2514, 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.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

(Representative Creighton not present.)

 

SB 2529

 

The chair laid out SB 2529 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2529, 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; King, Tracy O.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (5).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

SJR 50

 

The chair laid out SJR 50 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SJR 50, 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; King, Tracy O.; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Lucio III  (4).

 

(Representative Lucio III now present.)

 

SB 361

 

The chair laid out SB 361 as pending business.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 361, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (3).

 

(Representative Callegari not present.)

 

SB 1204

 

The chair laid out SB 1204 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 1204, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

SB 1544

 

The chair laid out SB 1544 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 1544, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

Representative Corte moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 1544 was reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 1544, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

SB 2312

 

The chair laid out SB 2312 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2312, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

SB 726

 

The chair laid out SB 726 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 726, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

SB 2296

 

The chair laid out SB 2296 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 2296, 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; Corte; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (4).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

SB 2311

 

The chair laid out SB 2311 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2311, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (3).

 

SB 2314

 

The chair laid out SB 2314 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that SB 2314, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg  (3).

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer not present.)

 

SB 2315

 

The chair laid out SB 2315 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2315, 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; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative King, Tracy O. (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer  (4).

 

SB 2319

 

The chair laid out SB 2319 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2319, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer  (4).

 

SB 2462

 

The chair laid out SB 2462 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 2462, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer  (4).

 

SB 2513

 

The chair laid out SB 2513 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2513, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Callegari  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer  (4).

 

SB 2519

 

The chair laid out SB 2519 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2519, 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; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Frost; Laubenberg; Martinez Fischer  (4).

 

At 9:56 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. Ritter, Chair

 

 

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Elizabeth Fazio, Clerk