WITNESS LIST

            Environmental Regulation Committee

            April 6, 2011 - 1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 405

                 For:

                                 Habenicht, Luke (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Reyes, Jesus (El Paso County Water Improvement Dist. #1)

                 Against:

                                 Conforme, Jorge (LKQ Corporation)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Reddy, Vikrant (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

            HB 1572

                 For:

                                 Brewer, Steve (Mayor City of La Feria)

                                 Riegert, David (Innovative Block of South Texas)

                                 Woodward, Michael (Innovative Block)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Peace, Annalisa (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

            HB 1914

                 Against:

                                 Bailey, Chuck (Wastewater Environmental of Texas)

                                 Dudley, Brian (Self; Aquazyme Services, Inc.)

                                 Gilbert, Helen (Microdirt, Inc.)

                                 Mayfield, Carter (SOS Liquid Waste Haulers)

                                 Wimbish, Mary (Houston Pumpers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Macomb, Chris (Waste Management of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Patel, Snehal (Harris County Attorney's Office)

                                 Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy of Texas)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)

                                 Thompson, Jeff (Liquid Environmental Solutions)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 Against:

                                 Wilburn, Randy (Self; Texas Organic Recovery)

            HB 1914 - Committee Substitute (Chisum)

                 For:

                                 Marine, Frank (TM Deer Park Services LP)

            HB 2551

                 For:

                                 Beavers, Gary (Sand Trap Services, Inc., Cold Springs Processing)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Wimbiish, Mary (Houston Pumpers Assoc.)

                 On:

                                 Mayfield, Carter (SOS Liquid Waste Haulers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

                                 Thompson, Jeff (Liquid Environmental Solutions)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 2694

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Eric (Texas Center for Policy Studies)

                                 Batterton, Carol (Water Environment Association of Texas)

                                 Baum, Walt (AECT)

                                 Bomer, Elton (Self)

                                 Cortez, David (Myself, Carlos Rodriguez, Patrick Garza, Danny Arellano, and Efrain

                                 Martinez; Ex-ASARCO workers.  And the Get the Lead Out Coalition in El Paso, TX.)

                                 Duggins, Ralph (Self)

                                 Ely, Joseph (Self; Rev. Dr. Jim Ely)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Newton, Chris (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Sliva, Allison (Self)

                                 Tejada, Matthew (Air Alliance Houston)

                 Against:

                                 Wilson, Christine (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Allen, Joe B. (Association of Water Board Directors)

                                 Caraway, Mel (Texas Impact)

                                 Cervenka, Robert L. (Self)

                                 Crawford, Lauren (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Hoffman, Donna (Self)

                                 Keliher, Margaret (Texas Business for Clean Air)

                                 Landtrip, Melanie (Self)

                                 Rolke, Paul (Robertson County: Our Land, Our Lives)

                                 Sadlier, John (TCEQ, Tx Commission on Environmental Quality)

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

                                 Thompson, Bob (Self)

                                 Tucker, Joseph (Self; East Texas Coalition for Clean Air)

                                 Tucker, Linda (Self; East Texans Coalition for Clean Air)

                                 Vickery, Mark (TCEQ)

                                 Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blackburn, Laura (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Crozat-Williams, Madeleine (Self)

                                 Price, Ceil (City of Houston)

                                 Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Schultz, Mary (Self)

                                 Stout, William (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Bodman, Whitney (Texas Impact)

                                 Cervenka, Jo (Self)

                                 Smith, Randall (Texas Impact)

            HB 2694 - Committee Substitute (Smith, Wayne)

                 On:

                                 Levin, Ilan (Environmental Integrity Project)

                                 Wolf, Vicki (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

            HB 2826

                 For:

                                 Baker, Debra (Union Pacific Railroad Company)

                                 Price, Ceil (City of Houston)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Stout, William (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

            HB 3037

                 For:

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texs Association of Business)

                                 Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)

                 Against:

                                 Allmon, Eric (Texas Center for Policy Studies)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Levin, Ilan (Environmental Integrity Project)

                                 Patel, Snehal Csnayhull" (Harris County Attorney's Office)

                                 Peace, Annalisa (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

                                 Rolke, Paul (Robertson County: Our Land Our Lives)

                                 Sisk, Cathy (Commissioner Steve Radack, Harris County Commissioner, Pct. 3)

                                 Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

                                 Thompson, Bob (Self)

                                 Tucker, Linda (Self; East Texans Coalition for Clean Air)

                                 Wilson, Christine (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hyde, Richard (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Assoc.)

                                 Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)

                                 Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Co.)

                                 Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)

                                 Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Ruckell, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Markwest)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Regency Energy)

                                 Swinford, David (Self; Pattern Energy)

                                 Williams, Julie (Chevron. U.S.A.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Bodman, Whitney (Texas Impact)

                                 Caraway, Mel (Texas Impact)

                                 Cervenka, Robert L. (Self)

                                 Ely, Joseph (Self)

                                 Meehan, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Schultz, Mary (Self)

                                 Sliva, Allison (Self)

                                 Smith, Randall (Texas Impact)

                                 Stout, William (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)

                                 Tejada, Matthew (Air Alliance Houston)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wolf, John (Self)

                                 Wolf, Vicki (Self)

                 On:

                                 Tucker, Joseph (Self; East Texas Coalition for Clean Air)

            HB 3037 - Committee Substitute (Hancock)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining & Reclamation Assn.)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Kiewit Mining Group, Inc.)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Westmore Land Coal Co.)

                                 Nasi, Mike (American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE))

            HB 3251

                 For:

                                 Baum, Walt (AECT)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Nasi, Mike (American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE))

                 Against:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Levin, Ilan (Environmental Integrity Project)

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Kiewit Mining Group, Inc.)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining & Reclamation Assn.)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Westmore Land Coal Co.)

                                 Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Co.)

                                 Turner, Usha (Luminant)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Patel, Snehal (Harris County Attorney's Office)

                                 Tejada, Matthew (Air Alliance Houston)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 3272

                 For:

                                 Quinten, Jim (Automotive Parts & Services Association)

                                 Stevenson, Shannon (North Central Texas Council of Governments)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blackburn, Laura (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Chesapeake Energy)

                                 Jones, Max (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Krusee, Mike (General Motors Corp.)

                                 Levin, Ilan (Environmental Integrity Project)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy of Texas)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

                                 Talley, Greg (Plug In Texas)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

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