WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            March 8, 2011 - 8:00 AM

             

            HB 444

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 AllRED, DON (County Judges and Commissioners of Texas)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 SCHNEIDER, ROBIN (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

            HB 444 - Committee Substitute (King/ CSHB 444)

                 Against:

                                 SCHULLE, JR, GERHARDT (ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

            HB 571

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 FORREST, YVONNE (CITY OF HOUSTON)

                                 Jones, Max (Travis County)

                                 Kellough, Annie (Friends of the Brazos River)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 Kuhn, Lee (Republic Services, Inc.)

                                 Lorenz, Jennifer (Bayou Land Conservancy)

                                 LOWERRG, RICHARD (CADDO LAKE INSTITUE)

                                 MACOMB, CHRIS (WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.)

                                 PARK, JOEY (KBDJ QUARRY)

                                 POPE, SYLVIA (City of Austin)

                                 WEINBERG, DAVID (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 Against:

                                 TURNER, BOB (Earthmoving Contractors Assn of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Sadlier, John (TCEQ)

            HB 571 - Committee Substitute (Ritter/ CSHB 571)

                 For:

                                 SZECSY, RICHARD (Texas Aggrregates & Conc. Assoc.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 SLEDGE, BRIAN (Brick Industry Association- Southwest; Solid Waste Association of North

                                 America; Lone Star Chapter)

            HB 610

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 SCHNEIDER, ROBIN (Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                 On:

                                 LIGARDE, MARGARET (TCEQ)

            HB 648

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 CONTRERAS, CARLOS (City of San Antonio)

                                 GUEVARA, THOMAS (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 MINTZ, DAVID (San Antonio Apartment Association)

                                 NORMAN, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Whalen, Ken (TX Daily Newspaper Association; TX Press Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gawlik, Roe (Self; Water District employee)

                                 GUERRA, IRAEL (Bexar Met Water District)

                                 KILLEN, MELISSA (Bexar Metropolitan Water District)

                                 Morin, Jesse (Bexar Met)

                                 PLACENCIA, ROGELIO (BEXAR METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT)

                                 RIOS, ROLANDO (Self; Attorney)

                                 ROCHA, Alfred (Senior OPERATIONS Analyst BEXARMET)

                 On:

                                 DURDEN, DON (Self; BEXAR MET LOC)

                                 HARRIS, RHONDA (OPERATIONS CONSULTANT- RESOURCE WITNESS)

            HB 648 - Committee Substitute (Keffer/ CSHB 648)

                 For:

                                 CLAMP, JOHN (City of San Antonio)

                                 Dugas, Norman (Self; Real Estate Council of San Antonio; Greater San Antonio Builders

                                 Assoc.; Residential real estate developer)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (Councilman John Clamp- City of San Antonio District 10)

                                 King-Wethern, Ann Marie (Self; Castle Park/ Oak Glen Park)

                                 Kirby, J Thomas (Self; Retired)

                                 OCHOA, ALBERT (Self; Property Manager & OWNER)

                                 PeRez, Richard (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 POAGE, JAMES (Self; CEO Startech Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 BARAJAS, OLGA (Self; Bexar Met Water District; Employee Customer)

                                 BORDEN, Deena (Bexar Met)

                                 Camacho, ROSAlinda (Self; Bexar Met water District/ Employee & Customer; Customer)

                                 Castaneda, Gina (Self; Customer)

                                 Clement, James (Self; BMet employer (retired))

                                 DAVENPORT, DEAN (DEAN Davenport, Water Exploration Company (WECO))

                                 DIAZ, MINERVA (Bexar Met Water Dist.)

                                 EATON, DEBRA (Self; US Army (Ret))

                                 GARCIA, MADELEINE (BEXAR MET WATER DISTRICT)

                                 LOPEZ, GUADALUPE (BMWD Board of Directors)

                                 Ramos, Humberto (Bexar Metropolitan District)

                                 RIGGS, NATHAN (Self; Bexar Met; Water Efficiency Manager)

                                 Shackelford, JOHN (Bexar Met)

                                 ViLLanueva, RosaLinda (Self; Bexar Met. Water District employee; As a Bexar Met Rate

                                 Payor)

                                 VILLAREAL II, ROBERT (Bexar Metro Water District)

                                 Wenger, Lesley (Bexar Met District 6 Constitients)

                 On:

                                 Martin, Keith (San Antonio Water System)

                                 PUENTE, ROBERT (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)

            HB 801

                 On:

                                 Mace, Robert (Tx. Water Development Board)

            HB 849

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 JORDAN, KENNY (Assoc. OF Energy Service Cos.)

                                 MAYFIELD, BARBARA (Pinnergy, Ltd.)

                                 SKAGGS, JASON (TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOC.)

                                 Whalen, Ken (Tx Daily Newspaper Association; Tx Press Association)

            HB 849 - Committee Substitute (Ritter/ CSHB 849)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carter, Teddy (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners (TIPRO))

                                 SEbrEE, BEN (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 865

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)

                                 WYNN, MONTY (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 865 - Committee Substitute (Price/ CSHB 865)

                 For:

                                 MORRISON, JAMES (Texas Rural Water Association)

                 On:

                                 Montemayor, Piper (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Petersen, Ken (Texas Water Development Board)

            HB 886

                 For:

                                 GREEN, TIMOTHY (GRAHAM MORTGAGE CORP.)

                                 MORRIS, SCOTT (GRAHAM MORTGAGE CORP.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Woolery, Nick (City of Baytown)

            HB 1120

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 RICHARDSON, JODY (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

            HB 1319

                 For:

                                 BAKER, CAROLE (HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT)

                                 GUZ, KAREN (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)

                                 PARKS, JAMES ( JIM ) (NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT)

                                 WILLIAMS, CE (Panhandle Groundwater Cons. District)

                 On:

                                 Hardin, Dan (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 KIRKLE, SARAH (Texas Sunset Commission)

                                 KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)

                                 MACE, ROBERT (TWDB)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Supply Corp.)

                                 BATTERTON, CAROL (Water Environment Association of TX)

                                 BURTON, DONOVAN (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 CONKWRIGHT, JIM (High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1)

                                 HUGHES, LISA (Tarrant Regional Water District)

                                 JACKSON, MABRIE (North Texas Commission)

                                 Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 ROCHELLE, MARTIN (North Texas Municipal Water District)

                                 SLEDGE, BRIAN (North Texas Municipal Water District)

                                 WEINBERG, DAVID (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 1383

                 For:

                                 SARAH, FAUST (El Paso County WCID 4)

            HB 1524

                 For:

                                 GREEN, TIM GREEN (WALDON INTERNATIONAL)

                                 RABON, JENNIFER (Walton TX LP)

            HB 1551

                 For:

                                 Opel, GLenn (Bell County WCID 1)

                 On:

                                 HOLCOMB, DOUG (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

            HB 1752

                 For:

                                 DUGAS, NORMAN (Self; Real Estate Council of San Antonio; Greater San Antonio Builders

                                 Assoc.; residential real estate developer)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (Councilman John Clamp- City of San Antonio District 10)

                                 King-Wethern, Ann Marie (Self; Oak Glen Park/Castle Park)

                                 Kirby, J Thomas (Self; Retired)

                                 OCHOA, ALBERT (Self; Property Manager & Owner)

                                 Perez, Richard (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 POAGE, JAMES (Self; CEO Startech Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 BARAJAS, OLGA (Bexar Met Water District)

                                 BORDEN, Deena (Bexar Met)

                                 Camacho, Rosalinda (Bexar Met District employee)

                                 Castaneda, Gina (Self; Customer)

                                 Clement, James (Self; Retired)

                                 DAVENPORT, DEAN (Dean Davenport, Water Exploration Company (WECO) President)

                                 DIAZ, MINERVA (Self)

                                 EATON, DEBRA (Self; US Army (Ret))

                                 GARCIA, MADELEINE (BEXAR MET WATER DISTRICT Employee)

                                 LOPEZ, GUADALUPE (BMWD Board of Directors)

                                 Ramos, Humberto (Bexar Metropolitan District)

                                 RIGGS, NATHAN (Self; Bexar Met;  Water Efficiency Manager)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Shackelford, John (Bexar Met)

                                 Villanueva, RosaLinda Z. (Self; Bexar met Water District employee; as a BxMet Rate Payor)

                                 VILLARREAL II, ROBERT (Bexar Metro Water District employee)

                                 WENGER, LESLEY (BEXAR MET DISTRICT 6 CONSTITUENTS)

                 On:

                                 Martin, Keith (San Antonio Water System)

                                 PUENTE, ROBERT (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 CLAMP, JOHN (City oF San Antonio)

                                 CONTRERAS, CARLOS (City of San Antonio)

                                 GRIFFIN, CINDY (Timberwood Park HOA; President just retired after almost 5 years of

                                 service)

                                 Guevara, THOMAS (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 MINTZ, DAVID (San Antonio Apartment Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                 On:

                                 DURDEN, DON (Self; BEXAR MET LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE)

                                 HARRIS, RHONDA (Self; Operations Consultant- Resource Witness)

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