WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 9, 2013 - 8:00 AM
For:
Boyle, Jim (East Aldine Management District)
Against:
Fultz, John (Mid south electric cooperative and msec enterprises)
Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coelho, Leonardo (Travis County)
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Against:
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Morris, Troy (MSEC Enterprises)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
On:
Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)
For:
Garza, David (Self; City of pharr)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooke, Heather (City of Austin)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)
Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)
Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)
Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)
Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Sanchez, Steven (North alamo water supply corp)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
For:
Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies excessive rates)
Millikan, Jack (Self; Kerrville community action group)
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For:
Westfall, Larry (Self; Kerrville s outh community a ction group)
Against:
Oldham, Melanie (Self)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
On:
Hunter, Tom (PUC of TX)
Lloyd, Brian (PUC of TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boyle, Jim (City of Blue Mound, Texas)
Coelho, Leonardo (Travis County)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
HB 1307 - Committee Substitute
For:
Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)
Against:
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
On:
Hunter, Tom (PUC of TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aghamalian, Brandon (City of Pflugerville)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
On:
Givens, Sheri (Office of Public Utility Counsel)
Against:
Sorensen, Greg (Liberty utilities)
On:
Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Freeland, Joe (City of Tyler)
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HB 1414 - Committee Substitute
For:
Morgan, Greg (The City of Tyler)
Whatley, Mark (City of Tyler)
For:
Frederick, David (Teans against monopolies excessive rates)
Hawken, Anne (Self; Deer Creek rate payers)
Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)
Westfall, Larry (Self; Kerrville s outh community a ction group)
Against:
Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
For:
Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
For:
Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)
Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Taggart, Thomas (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Against:
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
On:
Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)
Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carter, Teddy (TIPRO-texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
Hines, Craig (Canyon Regional Water Auyhority)
Ramos, Humberto (Self; HCPUA)
Rosenberg, Louis (Louis t rosenberg counsel canyon regional water authority)
Against:
Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
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Against:
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas landowners council)
Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal bend gcd)
On:
Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)
Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
HB 1796 - Committee Substitute
For:
Williams, C. E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)
On:
Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)
Holland, Kirk (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)
Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Mahoney, Mike (Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)
Oney, Tom (Luminant Generation Company)
Sledge, Brian (A number of groundwater conservation districts)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Taggart, Thomas (Hays caldwell public utility agency)
Taggart, Thomas (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)
Against:
Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
Graham, Bill (Self)
Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)
Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal Bend GCD)
On:
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)
Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)
For:
Cohee, Lily (Self; City of Kyle)
Duffey, Mike (ESD # 8)
Fletcher, Ron (City of Buda)
Hendrix, Jerry (Self; City of Kyle)
Hendrix, Jerry (City of Kyle)
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Against:
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cohee, Lynn (Self; City of kyle)
Hervol, Diane (Self; The City of Kyle)
Johnson, Lucy (Self; City of Kyle)
Laborde, Brian (City OfBuda)
Lee, Dallas (Self; City of kyle)
For:
Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)
Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
On:
Graf, Tony (Manville water supply corp)
Posadas, Isael (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)
Garza (Self; City of pharr)
Against:
Schnabel, Charlie (Self; Manville water supply corporation)
On:
Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)
Johnson, Elston (TCEQ)
HB 1973 - Committee Substitute
For:
Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)
Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aghamalian, Brandon (City of pflugerville)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
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Against:
Laughman, Robert (Aqua america)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fletcher, Ron (City of Buda)
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Laborde, Brian (City OfBuda)
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Against:
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
On:
Bergeron Perdue, Stephanie (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beving, Rita (Self)
Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Against:
Howe, Chris (Self)
Against:
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Against:
Adams, Janet (Fort Davis Water Supply Corp)
Dahlberg, Sherilyn (Sharyland Water Supply Corp)
Hodges, Jack (Texas rural water association)
Howe, Chris (Self)
Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation)
Morrison, James (Texas Rural Water Association)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
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On:
Johnson, Elston (TCEQ)
HB 2677 - Committee Substitute
Against:
Profilet, Charles (Southwest water company)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest water company)
On:
Beck, Regan (Texas Farm Bureau)
Martinez, Robert (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)
For:
Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Against:
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
On:
Oney, Tom (Luminant Generation Company)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cockerell, Alan (Self; Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation)
Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
Taggart, Thomas (Hays caldwell public utility agency)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)
Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas landowners council)
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Against:
Graham, Bill (Self)
Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public citizen)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Holland, Kirk (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)
Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)
Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)
Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal bend gcd)
Stewart, Lonnie (Self; Live Oak, Bee, MocMullen GCD)
Turner, Bob (West texas ground water alliance)
Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)
Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
Williams, C. E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)
HB 2740 - Committee Substitute
For:
Kosub, Steve (San antonio water system)
Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)
Against:
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
On:
Sledge, Brian (A number of groundwater conservation districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)
Davenport, David (Canyon regional water authority)
Stevens, Bill (Texas alliance of Energy Producers)
Against:
Aaron, Dirk (Cllearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
Adams, Janet (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District)
Jones, Kathy (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Mahoney, Mike (The Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)
Raun, L. G. (Self; Coastal Bend GCD)
Walker, Jennifer (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter)
Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
Weatherby, Cindy (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District)
For:
Rochelle, Martin (Self)
Against:
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
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On:
Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
Holt, David (Permian basin petroleum association)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)
For:
Booth, Michael (Self)
Against:
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
Castro, Elizabeth (LyondellBasell)
Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co.)
Holt, David (Permian basin petroleum association)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Williams, Julie (Chevron USA, Inc.)
Against:
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
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On:
Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Fort Bend Subsidence District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
For:
Joyce, Kimberly (Aqua)
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Against:
Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies excessive rates)
On:
Holcomb, Doug (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers)
HB 3857 - Committee Substitute
For:
Profilet, Charles (Southwest Water Company)
Against:
Frederick, David (Texans against monopolies' excessive rates)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Smith, Art (Self; Country bend homeowners association)
For:
Oliver, David (North Fort Bend Water Authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Ellis, Gregory (Fort Bend Subsidence District)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lary, Trey (Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Fort Bend County)
For:
Clifton, Ricky (Gulf coast waste disposal authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooke, Heather (Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and Texas Association of
Clean Water Agencies (TACWA))
Golemon, Kinnan (Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority)
For:
Hawes, Teddy (Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District)
Richardson, Jody (Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lary, Trey (Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194)
For:
Lange, Allan (Self; Lipan Creek Flood Control District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Turner, Bob (Self)
For:
Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)
For:
Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)
For:
Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)
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For:
Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)
For:
Cohen, Howard (Pacific Indio Properties, Ltd.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hughes, Lisa (Tarrant Regional Water District)
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