WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 5, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 198

                   FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CSSB 198) :

                                 Wright, Susan  (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX

                  FOR:

                                 Foster, David  (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX

                                 Trizna, Kathleen  (National Plant Society of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                   FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CSSB 198) :

                                 Cooke, Heather  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Gibson, Stephanie  (Texas Retailers Association and Scolts Miracle Gro Company), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wells, Hope  (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  FOR:

                                 De Castro Coellno, Leonardo  (Travis County), Austin, TX

                                 Erben, Randy  (The Home Depot), Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel  (Texas Association of REALTORS), Austin, TX

                                 Haverlah, Sandra  (Environmental Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna  (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  (Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Muse, Christy  (Hill Country Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Patterson, T.J.  (City of Fort Worth), Ft. Worth, TX

                                 Thomas, Chelsey  (Texas Association of REALTORS), Austin, TX

                                 Walker, Jennifer  (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David  (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

            SB 291

                   AGAINST COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CSSB 291) :

                                 Garza, Rudy D.  (CPS Energy), San Antonio, TX

                                 Mann, James  (Texas Pipeline Assoc.), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Chavez, Andrea  (CenterPoint Energy), Austin, TX

                                 Nugent, Patrick  (Texas Pipeline Assoc.), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Abrahamson, Edward  (Railroad Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Copeland, Reese  (Railroad Commission of Texas Enforcement), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 5, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 347

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Selig, Edward  (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Wilson, Robert  Chairman (Texas Low level rd. waste disposal compact comm.), Lockhart,

                                 TX

            SB 447

                  FOR:

                                 Morrison, James  (Texas Rural Water Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Laura  (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fonville, Steven C.  (Martindale Water Supply Corp.), Martindale, TX

                                 Lopez, Elvia  (South TX Water Utility Managers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Aqua Water Supply Corp.), Austin, TX

                                 Watson, Kent  (Wickson Creek Utility District), Bryan, TX

            SB 572

                  FOR:

                                 Clark, Anna  (Shark Stewards and The Humane Society of the U.S.), Dallas, TX

                                 Ellis, Kayla  (Shark Stewards), Dallas, TX

                                 Jarl, Katie  (The Humane Society of the U.S.), Austin, TX

                                 Pickott, Ellis   (Self; Surfrider Foundation Texas Upper Coast Chapter), Liberty, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Benson, Joy  (Shark Stewards & HSUS), Dallas, TX

                                 Hollaway, Cile   (Self), Frisco, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  (Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Oglin, Thomas J.  (Diving Community), Rockwall, TX

                                 Phenix, Billy  (Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)), Austin, TX

                                 Trimble, Robert   (Self), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Reeder, Brandi  (TPWD), Austin, TX

            SB 589

                  FOR:

                                 Mims, Con  (South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group), Uvalde, TX

                  ON:

                                 Britton, Carolyn L.  (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Beinke, Allen  (San Antonio River Authority), Austin, TX

                                 Foster, David  (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources

            March 5, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  (Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Muse, Christy  (Hill Country Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Ness, Myron J.  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Votteler, Todd  (Guadalupe - Blanco River Authority), Seguin, TX

                                 Walker, Jennifer  (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David  (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

            SB 595

                  FOR:

                                 Oliver Jr., David M.  (North Fort Bend Water Authority), Houston, TX

            SB 683

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Wasson, David  (Benbrook Water Authority), Benbrook, TX

            SB 702

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hufford, Ron  (Texas Forestry Association), Lufkin, TX

                                 Reaves, Jim  (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Williams, Lance  (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                                 Wright Steele, Catherine  (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX