The House Committee on Natural Resources

84th Legislature

March 18, 2015

2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment

E2.010

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 13, 2015, and permission granted on March 18, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 3:59 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Ashby; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 908

The chair laid out HB 908 as pending business.

Representative Workman moved that HB 908, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Keffer; Ashby; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez; Workman (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; Burns (2).

HB 1235

The chair laid out HB 1235 as pending business.

Representative Frank moved that HB 1235, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Keffer; Ashby; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez; Workman (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; Burns (2).

(Representative Burns now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded on the TCEQ Watermaster Program.  (See attached witness list.)

HB 280

The chair laid out HB 280.

The chair recognized Representative Simmons to explain HB 280.

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

The chair recognized Representative Simmons to close on HB 280.

HB 280 was left pending without objection.

HB 1088

The chair laid out HB 1088.

The chair recognized Representative Márquez to explain HB 1088.

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

(Representative Bonnen, Dennis now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Márquez to close on HB 1088.

HB 1088 was left pending without objection.

HB 1336

The chair laid out HB 1336.

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen, Dennis to explain HB 1336.

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen, Dennis to close on HB 1336.

HB 1336 was left pending without objection.

HB 1221

The chair laid out HB 1221.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 1221.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 1221.

HB 1221 was left pending without objection.

HB 2031

The chair laid out HB 2031.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 2031.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 2031.

HB 2031 was left pending without objection.

(Representative King, Tracy O. in chair.)

HB 1275

The chair laid out HB 1275.

HB 1275 was left pending without objection.

HB 1290

The chair laid out HB 1290.

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain HB 1290.

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

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on HB 1290.

HB 1290 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Ashby in chair.)

HB 1275

The chair laid out HB 1275.

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain HB 1275.

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

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on HB 1275.

HB 1275 was left pending without objection.

At 6:21 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. Keffer, Chair

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Buffy Barrett, Clerk