The House Committee on Natural Resources

83rd Legislature

May 21, 2014

10:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 22, 2014, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a joint public hearing with the House Committee on Appropriations – S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII and was called to order by the respective chairs, Representative Ritter and Representative Darby, at 10:11 a.m.

The initial quorum call for Natural Resources was answered as follows: Representatives Ritter; Johnson; Ashby; Callegari; Larson; and Miller, Doug.

A quorum was present.

The initial quorum call for Appropriations – S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII was answered as follows: Representatives Darby; Raney; Ashby; Bell; and Márquez.

A quorum was present.

INTERIM CHARGE NUMBER 5

The chair laid out Interim Charge Number 5 which states, “Monitor the use of funds provided or made available to Texas in relation to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and make recommendations on the appropriate use of these funds in the future.”

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

The chair invited testimony from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Legislative Budget Board

The chair invited testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Muñoz, Jr. now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Office of the Governor

The chair invited testimony from the Office of the Governor.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

The chair invited testimony from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Office of the Texas State Comptroller

The chair invited testimony from the Office of the Texas State Comptroller.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

At 12:29 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