WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 5, 2011 - 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
BEINKE, ALLEN (SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY)
CONTRERAS, CARLOS (City OF SAN ANTONIO)
Galligher, Duane (Greater San AnTonio Chamber of Commerce)
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)
JAMES, JERRY (CITY OF VICTORIA)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
SHELLEY RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER (BEXAR COUNTY)
Against:
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
GERTSON, RONALD (Coastal Bend GCD Board; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)
Gilpin, Cheryl (Self)
HB 1279 - Committee Substitute
For:
BUCKNER, LUANA (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
DREHER, KARL (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
FROWNFELTER, DARCY (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
WoodArd, ShAyne (GuAdAlupe BAsin CoAlition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
CHUBB, CURTIs (Self)
Graham, Bill (Self)
LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
McCown, Cathie (Self)
Meharg, Bob (OUR LAND OUR Lives)
Against:
CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
Cooper, Joe (LOST PINES)
FORBES, Tom (NORTH PLAINS GCD)
Gibson, David (Corn Producers Association of Texas)
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Against:
MAHONEY, MIKE (EVERGREEN UWCD)
MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DIStrict)
MILLER, DREW (Self)
STURGEON, BETH (Board Member, Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation
District)
Trejo, Deborah (Self)
HB 1755 - Committee Substitute
For:
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
JOnES, MARVIN (Mesa Water)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)
Against:
EVerheArT, HArVey (MeSA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNServAtioN District)
GERSHON, MICHAEL (Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District)
Guthrie, Janet (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)
On:
HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)
Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)
HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; SteRling Co UWCD)
WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita UWCD)
For:
ELLIS, GREGORY (Self)
On:
SEbrEE, BEN (TEXas Oil & Gas Assoc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION of REALTORS)
BUCKNER, LUANA (TWCA; Texas Water Conservation AssN)
EVerheArT, HArVey (MesA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNServAtion District)
HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; SteRling Co UWCD)
MAHONEY, MIKE (Evergreen UWCD)
McGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
Robbins, Dean (Tx. Water Conservation Assn.)
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For:
StRother, Stephanie (Luminant)
HB 2363 - Committee Substitute
For:
CRAWFORD, CLAY (Bearpen Creek LP)
SHIPP, BILL (CITY OF ROYSE CITY)
For:
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)
Against:
ELLIS, GREGORY (Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; Texas Rice Producers Legislative
Group)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS)
CORE BORROMEO, MARidA FAViA (Exotic WildlifE Assoc)
Graham, Bill (Self)
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
McCowN, Cathie (Self)
Meharg, Bob (OUR LAND OUR LiVes; Bob MehARg, President)
Against:
ALLiSON, JiM (Refugio GroundwAter Conservation District)
ANDRuSS, TimoTHy (VICTORIA COUNTY GCD)
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION Co WCD; Sterling Co UWCD)
LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
Neighbors, RONAld (HArris GAlveston Subsidence District)
Simpson, Terry (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges & Comm. Asso)
For:
METZGER, LUKE (Environment Texas)
Against:
Crawford, Lauren (Texas Municipal League)
On:
SINCLAIR, BRYAN (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
FONKEN, ERIN (Environmental Integrity Project)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
Rittenhouse, Ryan (Public Citizen)
SmiTh, Tom 'SmiTTy' (Public CiTizen)
Against:
BLOCKER, TREY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURES)
GIPSON, MARK (DIEVON ENERGY)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co)
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
Lewis, RON (ENergy TrANSFeR Co.)
Miller, Chris (AECT)
WOMACK, DANIEL (TEXAS CHEMICAL COUNCIL)
For:
DREHER, KARL (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
FINCH, CALVIN (SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM)
GULLEY, ROBERT (EDWARDS Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Ferderation)
JAMES, JERRY (CITY OF VICTORIA)
LABATT, WEIR (MEMbER of StEERINg CoMMiTTEE; EdwARds AquifER RIP)
MIMS, CON (EdWArds Aquifer Recovery ImplemeNTATiON ProgrAm)
Against:
GilpiN, Cheryl (Self)
KeLLeR, BuRNeLL (Self)
On:
Callahan, Melanie (Texas Water Development Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
HAWKINS, ANDREW (The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
STERLING, ED (TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION & TEXAS DAILY NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATION)
WoodArd, ShAyne (GuAdAluPe BAsin CoAlition)
Against:
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
KENNEDY, JOHN (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOC.)
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For:
MAHONEY, MIKE (EVeRGReeN UWCD)
RUNGE, CAROLINE (MENARD COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT;
HICKORY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1.)
Against:
SEbrEE, BEN (TEXas Oil & Gas Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)
Arana, Jarymar (Self)
Crawford, Lauren (Texas Municipal League)
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife FederatioN)
HOLLAND, SCOTT (IRION County WAteR ConseRvAtion District; SteRling CouNty
UndergRound WAter ConseRvAtion District)
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
LANGE, ALLAN (LIPAN-KICKAPOO WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)
Against:
Christian, Liza (Chesapeake Energy)
GIPSON, MARK (DEVON ENERGY)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co)
GUTIERREZ, HUGO (Marathon Oil Corp.)
PERRY, STEVE (Chevron USA)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
STEED, DAVID (Travis County WCID #17)
HB 2942 - Committee Substitute
For:
GREEN, TIMOTHY (Atty representing Hale Mills CoNstruction)
PHINNEY, KENDALL (LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEV.
HALE-MILLS CONSTRUCTION)
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For:
CHRISTIE, LEE (TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT)
GRANGER, JD (TRINITY RIVER VISION AUTHORITY)
Against:
CHANG, JUN (CITY OF HOUSTON)
HB 3089 - Committee Substitute
For:
BRALY, LOCKE (WEST LAKE HOUSTON INVESTMENTS, LTD. ; HYPERION
PROPERTIES, LLC)
GREEN, TIMOTHY (Atty representing Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No 48)
For:
DAVENPORT, DAVID (Canyon RegioNal Water Authority)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Against:
EVerheArt, HArVey (MeSA UNdergrouNd WAter CoNservAtioN District)
Gertson, Ronald (Coastal Bend GCD Board; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)
HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)
SLEDGE, BRIAN (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)
On:
ELLIS, GREGORY (Self)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
CONTREAS, CARLOS (City of SAN ANTONIO)
Galligher, Duane (Greater San AnTonio Chamber of Commerce)
JOHNSON, RUSSELL (Self)
MURPHY, JAMES LEE (GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY)
Against:
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County UWCD)
ALLISON, Jim (Refugio Groundwater Conservation District)
ANDRUSS, TIMOTHY (Victoria CounTy GCD)
CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
COOPER, JOE (LOST PINES GCD)
GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
Harston, Ricky (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District)
Jones, Kathy Turner (Lone Star GCD)
MAHONEY, MIKE (EVERGREN UWCD)
MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER Conservation District)
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Against:
Simpson, Terry (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges & Comm Asso)
WEATHERBY, CINDY (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)
HB 3743 - Committee Substitute
For:
WILBURN, RANDY (WEST TRAVIS Co. MUD No. 5)
For:
Perkins, Val (Walton Development)
RABON, JENNIFER (Walton Development & Management/Walton Texas, LP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
MILDREN, MATT (BEARPEN CREEK L.P.)
HB 3804 - Committee Substitute
For:
HOLMES, RONALD (LAJITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
FREEMAN, RONALD (LAJITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS)
For:
Boening, Russell (Self; TeXAs FArm Bureau)
CONKWRIGHT, JIM (HIGH PLAINS WATER CONSERVATION DIST.)
Cornelius, Herff (Self)
FitzsiMoNs, Joseph (Texas Wildlife Association)
Hodge, Justin (Dawson, Sodd, Ellis, Hodge LLP)
HOFER, PAUL (Self; GUITAR RANCHES)
Johns, Chris (Dawson, Sodd, Ellis, Hodge LLP)
JOHNSON, RUSSELL (LANDOWNER COALITION OF TEXAS)
JOnES, MARVIN (Mesa Water)
LEATHERS, JOE (6666 RANCH)
Lynch, James (Self; CL Ranch)
LYnCH, LAURA (Self; CL RAnch, Lynch Family RAnch Hudspeth County, TX)
McCarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)
MELViN, JOHN (BRAZOS VALLEY GROUNDWATER RiGHTS ASSOCIATION)
PARKER JR., JOE (TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOC.)
StrAttA, David (Self)
Thomas, Roy (Texas Pacific Land Trust)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Williams, C.E. (PANhANdle GroundwAtER ConservatioN Dist.)
Against:
ALLisoN, Jim (Refugio GroundwAter CoservAtioN DistRict)
BLAIR, Al (Rio GraNde Project AllocatioN Committee; El PASO Co. Water Improv. District
#1)
BRASHER, JAMES (COLORADO COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
ELLIS, GREGORY (Harris- Galveston Subsistence District; Texas Rice Producers Legislative
Group)
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)
GERTSON, RONALD (Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group)
GUTHRIE, JANET (HEMPHILL COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
HESS, MYRON (National Wildlife Federation)
KRAMER, KEN (LONE STAR CHAPTER, SIERRA CLUB)
Neighbors, RONAld (HArris GAlveston SubsideNce District)
RAUN, LAURA (LR FARMS)
Rhodes, Charles (Self)
ROSS, Joe DaviD (Self)
RUNGE, CAROLINE (Menard County Underground Water District; HickoRy Underground
Water Conservation District N.O. 1)
Trejo, Deborah (Self)
On:
Allen, Joe B. (North Fort Bend Water Authority; West Harris County Regional Water
Authority)
BReSNeN, STEVE (NORth HARRiS CoUNty RegioNal Water AuthoRity)
COOPER, JOE (LOST PINES GCD)
HODGE, DANIeL (ATTORNeY GeNERAL'S OffICE)
MILLER, DREW (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
BARNETT, MIKE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS)
BONDS, PETE (Self)
BROWN, AUSTiN (Self)
BROWN, WAYNE (Self)
CHUBB, CURTIS (Self)
CLEVELAND, WAYNE (TEXAS GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOC.)
EVANS, JAY (Self)
Fox, Todd (Self)
HAYNE, JAMES (Self)
HOWARD, ROBERT (South Texans' Property Rights Assn.)
HuFFORD, Ron (Texas Forestry Association)
KNOLLE, WILLIAM (Self)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
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For:
KUNKEL Drm, DARRON L. (Self)
LANEY, JPETE (TEXAS Association of DAirymeN)
LOCKE, COLEMAN (Self)
LOVE, BEN (Self)
LYNCH, BONNiE (Self; CL RANCH)
MCGUIRE, MIKE (ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DIStRICt)
O'CONNOR, MORGAN (TLMA)
SALMON, STEPHEN (RIVERSiDE & LANDOWNERS PROTECTION COALITION)
Scott, DAVe (Self)
SherroN, ChArles (Self)
White, Bill (Self)
WINEGARNER, JOSH (TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)
Against:
ANDRUSS, TIMOTHY (VICTORIA COUNTY GCD)
CLARK, CLARENCE (Self)
Gilpin, Cheryl (Self)
GRAHAM, Bill (Self)
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
HUDGINS, NEIL (COASTAL BEND GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
McCowN, Cathie (Self)
MCGUIRE, MIKE (Self; ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT)
Meharg, Bob (OUR LANd OUR LIVeS; Bob MehARg, PResident)
MICHEL, THOMAS (FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT)
Short, Jim (Harris County & FT. Bend County)
Simpson, Terry (San Patricio County & Co. Judge & Comm. Asso)
STURGEON, BETH (Board Member, Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation
District)
On:
HOLLAND, KIRK (Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Cons. Dist.)
WHITE, KATHLEEN (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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