WITNESS LIST
Environmental Regulation Committee
March 31, 2015 - 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Borskey, Mark (General Electric)
Brittin, Carolyn (Associated General Contractors of Texas)
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)
Davis, Diane (East Texas Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
Golemon, Kinnan (Devon Energy, Shell Oil Company, Austin White Lime, Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority)
Grace, Jim (Centerpoint Energy)
Heydinger, Charlene (BP)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
Macksood, Greg (Self)
Mason, Richard (Shintech, Inc.)
Mays, Dan (Kinder Morgan)
McBeth, Kelly (Gas Processors Association)
McCollough, Parker (NRG Energy, Inc.)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., BASF Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)
Romero, Celina (Texas pipeline association)
Ruckel, Grant (Energy Transfer)
Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Seawell, Kaylyn (MeadWestvaco)
Sebree, Ben (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Szecsy, Rich (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association)
Vazquez, Tanya (Toyota Motor North America)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
Woodard, Shayne (Freeport LNG)
Against:
Allmon, Eric (Self; Frederick, perales, Allmon & Rockwell, P.C.)
Birch, Carol (Public Citizen)
Browning, Arthur (Self; Sierra Club, Houston Regional Group)
Burnam, Lon (Self)
Crozat-williams, Madeleine (Self; Houston peace and justice center)
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)
Dobbs, Andrew (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Woman Voters of Texas)
Friedrich, Byron (Self)
Friedrich, Josephine (Self)
Henry, Stuart (Self)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Lowerre, Richard (Caddo Lake Institute)
Macnaughton, Lou (Self)
Merz, Evelyn (Self)
Muse, Christy (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Patterson, Jeffery (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Powis, Jen (Self)
Quertermous, Dewayne (Self; Fort Worth Sierra Club)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Riebschlaeger, Elizabeth (Self; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio)
Shelley, Adrian (Air Alliance Houston)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
Sliva, Allison (Self)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Williams, James (Self)
Wood, Elise (Self; Stop dripping concrete)
On:
Martinez, Robert (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arechiga, Jacob (Balanced Energy for Texas Coalition)
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Beskid, Craig (East Harris County Manufacturers Association (EHCMA))
Borskey, Mark (General Electric)
Brittin, Carolyn (Associated General Contractors of Texas)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)
Davis, Diane (East Texas Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
Golemon, Kinnan (Devon Energy, Shell Oil Company, Austin White Lime, Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority)
Grace, Jim (Centerpoint Energy)
Heydinger, Charlene (BP)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
Macksood, Greg (Self)
Mason, Richard (Shintech, Inc.)
Mays, Dan (Kinder Morgan)
McCollough, Parker (NRG Energy, Inc.)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., BASF Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)
Romero, Celina (Texas pipeline association)
Ruckel, Grant (Energy Transfer)
Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Seawell, Kaylyn (MeadWestvaco)
Sebree, Ben (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Szecsy, Rich (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association)
Vazquez, Tanya (Toyota Motor North America)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
Woodard, Shayne (Freeport LNG)
Against:
Allmon, Eric (Self; Frederick, perales, Allmon & Rockwell, P.C.)
Birch, Carol (Public Citizen)
Browning, Arthur (Self; Sierra Club, Houston Regional Group)
Burnam, Lon (Self)
Crozat-williams, Madeleine (Self; Houston peace and justice center)
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dobbs, Andrew (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Friedrich, Byron (Self)
Friedrich, Josephine (Self)
Henry, Stuart (Self)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Lowerre, Richard (Caddo Lake Institute)
Macnaughton, Lou (Self)
Macnaughton, Lou (Self)
Merz, Evelyn (Self)
Muse, Christy (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Patterson, Jeffery (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Powis, Jen (Self)
Quertermous, Dewayne (Self; Fort Worth Sierra Club)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Riebschlaeger, Elizabeth (Self; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio)
Shelley, Adrian (Air Alliance Houston)
Sliva, Allison (Self)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Williams, James (Self)
Wood, Elise (Self; Stop dripping concrete)
On:
Martinez, Robert (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
For:
Mason, Richard (Shintech, Inc.)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
Seal, Derek (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Thompson, Leigh (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Against:
Allmon, Eric (Self; Frederick, perales, Allmon & Rockwell, P.C.)
Birch, Carol (Public Citizen)
Burnam, Lon (Self)
Crozat-williams, Madeleine (Self; Houston peace and justice center)
Dobbs, Andrew (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Friedrich, Josephine (Self)
Graham, Terrell (Self)
Henry, Stuart (Self)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Powis, Jen (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Riebschlaeger, Elizabeth (Self; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio)
Shelley, Adrian (Air Alliance Houston)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris county)
Sliva, Allison (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Self; Public Citizen)
Taylor, Maren (Self; Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT))
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Williams, James (Self)
Wood, Elise (Self; Stop dripping concrete)
On:
Darcy, Karen (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arechiga, Jacob (Balanced Energy for Texas Coalition)
Beard, Amy (The Boeing Company)
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Beskid, Craig (East Harris County Manufacturers Association (EHCMA))
Borskey, Mark (General Electric)
Brittin, Carolyn (Associated General Contractors of Texas)
Brooks, Jeff (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Castaneda, Jr, Tristan (Allergan)
Castaneda, Jr, Tristan (Ford Motor Company)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)
Davis, Diane (East Texas Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
Golemon, Kinnan (Devon Energy, Shell Oil Company, Austin White Lime, Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority)
Grace, Jim (Centerpoint Energy)
Heydinger, Charlene (BP)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Longanecker, Ed (President, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
Macksood, Greg (Self)
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
Mays, Dan (Kinder Morgan)
McBeth, Kelly (Gas Processors Association)
McCollough, Parker (NRG Energy, Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McGinnis, Larry (US Steel)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., BASF Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Partida, Neftali (Phillips 66)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)
Romero, Celina (Texas pipeline association)
Ruckel, Grant (Energy Transfer)
Seawell, Kaylyn (MeadWestvaco)
Sebree, Ben (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
Shields, Chris (Tenaska)
Shields, Chris (Praxair)
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Stewart, Scott (Zachry Group)
Szecsy, Rich (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association)
Vazquez, Tanya (Toyota Motor North America)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
Against:
Browning, Arthur (Self; Sierra Club, Houston Regional Group)
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Friedrich, Byron (Self)
Lowerre, Richard (Caddo Lake Institute)
Merz, Evelyn (Self)
Muse, Christy (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Patterson, Jeffery (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Quertermous, Dewayne (Self; Fort Worth Sierra Club)
On:
Martinez, Robert (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
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