The House
Committee on Natural Resources
82nd Legislature
March 22, 2011
8:00 a.m.
E2.010
CORRECTED
MINUTES
On March 29, 2011, the House Committee on Natural
Resources authorized the correction of the
minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Natural Resources held
on March 22, 2011. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 17, 2011, the
House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 8:02 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Ritter; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio
III; Miller, Doug; and Price.
A quorum was present.
The chair directed that the March 8, 2011 minutes
for the House Committee on Natural Resources be corrected. The corrected
minutes were authorized without objection.
The chair directed that the March 15, 2011 minutes
for the House Committee on Natural Resources be corrected. The corrected
minutes were authorized without objection.
(Representative Creighton now absent.)
HB 725
The chair laid out HB 725 as pending business.
Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Beck moved that HB 725, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Price
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Creighton; Keffer; Martinez Fischer (3).
HB 1060
The chair laid out HB 1060 as pending business.
Representative Price moved that HB 1060,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller, Doug; Price
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Creighton; Keffer; Martinez Fischer (3).
(Representative Creighton now present.)
HB 1177
The chair laid out HB 1177 as pending business.
Representative Hopson moved that HB 1177,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1281
The chair laid out HB 1281 as pending business.
Representative Larson moved that HB 1281,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1482
The chair laid out HB 1482 as pending business.
Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative King, Tracy O. moved that
HB 1482, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1756
The chair laid out HB 1756 as pending business.
Representative Beck moved that HB 1756, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1757
The chair laid out HB 1757 as pending business.
Representative Hopson moved that HB 1757,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
HB 1758
The chair laid out HB 1758 as pending business.
Representative Price moved that HB 1758,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson; Lucio III; Miller,
Doug; Price (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer;
Martinez Fischer (2).
(Representative Keffer now present.)
HB 1759
The chair laid out HB 1759 as pending business.
Representative Price moved that HB 1759,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1760
The chair laid out HB 1760 as pending business.
Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 1760,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1832
The chair laid out HB 1832 as pending business.
Representative King, Tracy O. moved that
HB 1832, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1932
The chair laid out HB 1932 as pending business.
Representative Hopson moved that HB 1932,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 2007
The chair laid out HB 2007 as pending business.
Representative Larson moved that HB 2007,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1319
The chair laid out HB 1319 as pending business.
Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 1319,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1210
The chair laid out HB 1210 as pending business.
Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1210,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1732
The chair laid out HB 1732 as pending business.
Representative Keffer moved that HB 1732,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1734
The chair laid out HB 1734 as pending business.
Representative Hopson moved that HB 1734,
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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1824
The
chair laid out HB 1824 as pending business.
Representative
Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.
The
committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1824, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1825
The
chair laid out HB 1825 as pending business.
Representative
Larson offered a complete committee substitute.
The
committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Larson moved that HB 1825, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III;
Miller, Doug; Price (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
(Representative King, Tracy O. in chair.)
HB 2296
The chair laid out HB 2296.
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to
explain HB 2296.
Representative Hopson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close
on HB 2296.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2296 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Ritter in chair.)
HB 935
The chair laid out HB 935.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to
explain HB 935.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to
close on HB 935.
HB 935 was left pending without objection.
HB 2360
The chair laid out HB 2360.
The chair recognized Representative Schwertner to
explain HB 2360.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Schwertner to
close on HB 2360.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2360 was left pending without objection.
HB 2521
The chair laid out HB 2521.
The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to
explain HB 2521.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to
close on HB 2521.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2521 was left pending without objection.
HB 1778
The chair laid out HB 1778.
The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie
to explain HB 1778.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie
to close on HB 1778.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 1778 was left pending without objection.
HB 1819
The chair laid out HB 1819.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer on behalf
of Representative Thompson to explain HB 1819.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keffer on behalf
of Representative Thompson to close on HB 1819.
HB 1819 was left pending without objection.
HB 2418
The chair laid out HB 2418.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer on behalf
of Representative Callegari to explain HB 2418.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keffer on behalf
of Representative Callegari to close on HB 2418.
HB 2418 was left pending without objection.
HB 2207
The chair laid out HB 2207.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracey O.
on behalf of Representative Oliveira to explain HB 2207.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracey O.
on behalf of Representative Oliveira to close on HB 2207.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2207 was left pending without objection.
HB 2238
The chair laid out HB 2238.
The chair recognized Representative Creighton to
explain HB 2238.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Creighton to
close on HB 2238.
HB 2238 was left pending without objection.
At 9:37 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without
objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess.
The committee reconvened at 12:19 p.m. and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter.
The quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Ritter; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Hopson; Larson;
Miller, Doug; and Price.
A quorum was present.
HB 2128
The chair laid out HB 2128.
The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain
HB 2128.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Keffer now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Keffer in chair.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Ritter in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Geren to close
on HB 2128.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2128 was left pending without objection.
HB 1223
The chair laid out HB 1223.
The chair recognized Representative Workman to
explain HB 1223.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Workman to close
on HB 1223.
HB 1223 was left pending without objection.
HB 192,
HB 193, and HB 206
The chair laid out HB 192, HB 193, and
HB 206.
The chair recognized Representative Walle to explain
HB 192, HB 193, and HB 206.
Representative Larson offered a complete committee
substitute on HB 206.
Representative Price offered a complete committee
substitute on HB 193.
(Representative Lucio III now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Walle to close
on HB 192, HB 193, and HB 206.
The committee substitute on HB 206 was withdrawn
without objection.
The committee substitute on HB 193 was withdrawn
without objection.
HB 192, HB 193, and HB 206 were left
pending without objection.
HB 490,
HB 491, HB 494, HB 495, and HB 496
The chair laid out HB 490, HB 491,
HB 494, HB 495, and HB 496.
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to
explain HB 490, HB 491, HB 494, HB 495, and HB 496.
The chair offered an amendment to HB 491.
Representative Price offered a complete committee
substitute to HB 496.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close
on HB 490, HB 491, HB 494, HB 495, and HB 496.
The amendment was withdrawn to HB 491 without
objection.
The committee substitute to HB 496 was withdrawn
without objection.
HB 490, HB 491, HB 494, HB 495,
and HB 496 were left pending without objection.
HB 2399,
HB 2400, HB 2401, HB 2895
The chair laid out HB 2399, HB 2400,
HB 2401, and HB 2895.
Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete
committee substitute to HB 2400.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Miller, Doug to
close on HB 2399, HB 2400, HB 2401, and HB 2895.
The committee substitute to HB 2400 was withdrawn
without objection.
HB 2399, HB 2400, HB 2401, and
HB 2895 were left pending without objection.
At 3:53 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