WITNESS LIST
Environmental Regulation Committee
April  15, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  229
 
    For:
Galvan, Myla  (Self)
 
 
Girards, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Jefferson, David (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Taylor, Tim (Texas Onsite Wastewater Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Dryden, Dixon (Environmental Construction Services)
 
 
Snyder, Jerry (Jerman Construction)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Galvan, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Galvan, Vance  (Self)
 
 
Terrell, James (Jerry Mckinney Clearstream Wastewater Systems, Inc)
 
 
 
 
HB  290
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hyde, Richard (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Doyle, James  (Self)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Guidry, Jeffrey  (Self)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Meaney, Patrick  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Urban, John Paul (Harris Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Clark, James (American Chemistry Council)
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Davis, Tricia (Amerian Royalty Council)
 
 
Fainter Jr, John W. (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (Lyondell Basell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Juile W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
Against:
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Strama, Virginia (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Woodard, Shayne (Sunoco Chemical)
 
 
 
 
HB  657
 
    For:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Duncan, David (TX. Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Doyle, James  (Self)
 
 
Meaney, Patrick  (Self)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  2174
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
Boerner, Brian (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Hill, Vonciel (Dallas City Council)
 
 
Mills, Nelda  (Self and Downwinders at Riskwinders at Risk, Caring for God's creation - University Christian Church,)
 
 
Schermbeck, Jim (Downwinders at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Perryman, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Schreiber, Robert (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Assoc)
 
 
Stewart, Michael (Tx Aggregates & Concrete Assn)
 
 
Wiedenhoft, Charles (Ash Grove Cement Company, Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, City of Council & Manager's Office)
 
 
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment, North Texas Office)
 
 
Kooop, Linda (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Powers, Lisa (City of Arlington)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Lucas, Shannon (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
 
 
Miller, Amanda (Midlothian Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Moser, Michel (Holcim)
 
 
 
 
HB  2266
 
Against:
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Dillard, Annabelle (Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
 
 
Castillo, Yvonne (Texas Society of Archietects)
 
    For:
Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Harris, Dwight (TX.- AFT)
 
 
Jefferson, David (Tarrant County)
 
 
Lewis-Nourzad, Lisa (Texas PTA)
 
 
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
HB  2355
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
Boerner, Brian (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Hill, Vonciel (Dallas City Council)
 
 
Koop, Linda (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Koop, Linda (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition/Chair)
 
 
Mills, Nelda  (Self)
 
 
Schermbeck, Jim (Downwinders at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Perryman, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Schreiber, Robert (Texas Aggregate & Concrete Assoc)
 
 
Stewart, Michael (Tx Aggregates & Concrete Assn)
 
 
Wiedenhoft, Charles (Ash Grove Cement Company, Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, City Council & Manager's Office)
 
 
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment, North Texas Office)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Powers, Lisa (City of Arlington)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Moser, Michel (Holcim)
 
 
 
 
HB  2497
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Baum, Walt ((AECT) Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Doyle, James (Self)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Leauge of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Meaney, Patrick (Self)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
    For:
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (TX. Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Dauenhauer, Jay (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas)
 
 
Fainter Jr, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
 
 
Lucas, Shannon (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
 
 
Strama, Virginia (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Walker, Mark (NRG Texas LLC)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
HB  3424
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
Boerner, Brian (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Hill, Vonciel (Dallas City Council)
 
 
Koop, Linda (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Mills, Nelda  (Self)
 
 
Schermbeck, Jim (Downwinders at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Perryman, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Schreiber, Robert (Texas Aggregate & Concrete Assoc)
 
 
Stewart, Michael (Tx Aggregates & Concrete Assn)
 
 
Wiedenhoft, Charles (Ash Grove Cement Company, Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Briggs, Terry  (Self)
 
 
Doyle, James  (Self)
 
 
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment, North)
 
 
Meaney, Patrick  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Moser, Michel (Holcim)
 
 
 
 
HB  3582
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
Hyde, Richard (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al (Self)
 
 
Doyle, James (Self)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
    For:
Meaney, Patrick (Self)
 
 
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Davis, Tricia (Amerian Royalty Council)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Strama, Virginia (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
 
 
HB  3942
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
Boerner, Brian (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Schermbeck, Jim (Downwinders at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Moser, Michel (Holcim)
 
 
Schreiber, Robert (Texas Aggregate & Concrete Association)
 
 
Wiedenhoft, Charles (Ash Grove Cement Company, Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hildebrand, Susana (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Hill, Vonciel (Dallas City Council)
 
 
Koop, Linda (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Mills, Nelda (Self)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Stewart, Michael (TX Aggregates & Concrete Assn)