WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            April 1, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 655

                 For:

                                 Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Mullican, Bill (Self; CDM Smith)

                                 Sledge, Brian (TWCA Groundwater Legislative Committee; Lone Star GCD; Prairielands

                                 GCD; Upper Trinity GCD)

                 Against:

                                 Andruss, Tim (Victoria Co. GCD, Texana GCD, Refugio GCD, Calhoun Co. GCD)

                                 Sengelmann, Greg (Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Young, Marc (Self)

                 On:

                                 Box, Steve (Self; Environmental Stewardship)

                                 Day, Alan (Brazos Valley Groundwater Covservation District)

                                 Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of Infependent Voters of Texas)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cooke, Heather (City of Austin)

                                 Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of  REALTORS)

                                 Grant, John (Colorado River Municipal Water District)

                                 Holt, David (Colorado river municipal water district)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Mccarthy, Ed (Self)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Sebree, Ben (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Williams, C.E. (Panhandle Groundwater District)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)

                                 Maguire, Charles (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

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            HB 1248

                 For:

                                 Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD)

                                 Sledge, Brian (TWCA Groundwater Legislative Committee; Lone Star GCD; Prairielands

                                 GCD; Upper Trinity GCD)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Taggart, Thomas (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                                 Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)

                 On:

                                 Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of Infependent Voters of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aus, Fred (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Bailey, Chuck (Canyon Regional Water Authority)

                                 Cook, Robby (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Cooke, Heather (City of Austin)

                                 Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas Association of Ground Water Owners and Producers)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of  REALTORS)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Phenix, Billy (Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Williams, C.E. (Panhandle Groundwater District)

                                 Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)

            HB 2051

                 For:

                                 Butscher, Brian (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Coonan, Steve (WEAT (Water Environment Association of Texas))

                                 Nahrgang, Julie (WEAT (Water Environment Association of Texas); TACWA (Texas

                                 Association of Clean Water Agencies))

                 Against:

                                 Hupp, Steve (Self; Bayou Preservation Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beard, Amy (SouthWest Water Company)

                                 Howe, Mike (American Water Works Association, Texas Section)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Privett, Tony (City of Lubbock)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Schreiber, Russell (City of Wichita Falls)

                                 Stelter, Amy (Trinity River Authority of Texas)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Kelly (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Ice, Lauren (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 2230

                 On:

                                 Maguire, Charles (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas Desalination Association)

                                 Holt, David (Colorado river municipal water district)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Walden, Steven (Self; TX Desalination Assn.)

                                 Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)

            HB 2767

                 For:

                                 Box, Steve (Self; Environmental Stewardship)

                                 Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Self)

                                 Sledge, Brian (TWCA Groundwater Legislative Committee; Lone Star GCD; Prairielands

                                 GCD; Upper Trinity GCD)

                 On:

                                 Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of Infependent Voters of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berglund, Daniel (Self)

                                 Cook, Robby (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD)

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

                                 Forbes, Tom (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Holt, David (Colorado river municipal water district)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Williams, C.E. (Panhandle Groundwater District)

            HB 2832

                 For:

                                 Lary, Trey (North Fort Bend Water Authority)

            HB 3187

                 For:

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Heydinger, Charlene (Keeping PACE in Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fleming, John (Texas mortgage Bankers Association)

                                 Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 3545

                 For:

                                 Macmanus, Brian (Rio Grande Regional Water Authority)

                                 Strama, Keith (Rio Grande Regional Water Authority)

            HB 3597

                 For:

                                 Sledge, Brian (Prairielands GCD, Lone Star GCD; Upper Trinity GCD)

                 Against:

                                 Box, Steve (Self; Environmental Stewardship)

                                 Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of Infependent Voters of Texas)

                                 Young, Marc (Self)

                 On:

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesa UWCD)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 CorteZ, Albert (Coastal water rsc)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas Association of Ground Water Owners and Producers)

                                 Holt, David (Colorado river municipal water district)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Phenix, Billy (Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Kelly (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Hackenberg, Daphne (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Ice, Lauren (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Schanen, Glynn (Self)

                 On:

                                 Williams, C.E. (Panhandle Groundwater District)

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