WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 22, 2015 8:00 AM

            HB 30

                  FOR:

                                 Nasi, Mike  Counsel (Water-Energy Nexus for Texas Coalition (WENT), Balanced Energy

                                 for Texas, and South Texas electric cooperative), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Miller, Lindsey  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty

                                 Owners Association), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Benbrook Water Authority, Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

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

                                 Wright, Felicia  Government Affairs Specialist (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mace, Robert  (TWDB), Austin, TX

                                 Mills, Kelly  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 912

                  FOR:

                                 Kroll, John   (Self; BobWhite Investments, LLC), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Herrington, Chris  (City of austin), Austin, TX

                                 Hibberd, Lucy  Landowner  (Self), Driftwood, TX

                                 Smith, Gordon  Board of directors Camp Ben McCulloch  (Self; Camp Ben McCulloch),

                                 Wimberley, TX

                                 Wheelus, Dan  Attorney  (Self; Ranch owners on Onion Creek), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Galindo, David  (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

            HB 930

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allison, Jim  General Counsel (Victoria County GCD, Texana GCD, Refugio GCD, and

                                 Calhoun County GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Averitt, Kip  (Harris Galeston Subsidence District), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 22, 2015 8:00 AM

                                 Cook, Robby  (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District), League City,

                                 TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Mesa Underground Water Conservation District), League City, TX

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

                                 Goodson, Leroy  Executive secretary (Texas Ground Water Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Mullican, Bill  (Mullican & Associates), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Benbrook Water Authority, Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Lonnie   (Self; Mcmullen, bee, live oak gcd), George west, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (West texas groundwater management alliance), Voss, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Parham, Lee  Compliance Manager (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation), Austin,

                                 TX

            HB 950

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allison, Jim  General Counsel (Victoria County GCD, Texana GCD, Refugio GCD, and

                                 Calhoun County GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Averitt, Kip  (Harris Galveston Subsidence District), Austin, TX

                                 Cook, Robby  (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District), League City,

                                 TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Mesa Underground Water Conservation District), League City, TX

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

                                 Goodson, Leroy  Executive secretary (Texas Ground Water Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  Director of Government Relations (The Nature Conservancy), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Mullican, Bill  (Mullican & Associates), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, North Texas GCD, Lone

                                 Star GCD, Barton Springs EACD), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Lonnie   (Self; Mcmullen, bee, live oak gcd), George west, TX

                                 Turner, Robert   (Self; West texas groundwater management alliance), Voss, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly  (TCEQ), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 22, 2015 8:00 AM

            HB 1579

                  FOR:

                                 Jarl, Katie  Texas State Director (The Humane Society of the United States), Austin, TX

                                 Prappas, James  Director of Animal Operations (Landry's Inc.), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hudspeth, Ann   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Coastal Conservation Association Texas), Austin, TX

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

            HB 2350

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Reichek, Karen  Director contracts and grants (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin,

                                 TX

            HB 2704

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Dillon, Stephen  Lead deputy general counsle (Tda), Austin, TX

            HB 3356

                  FOR:

                                 Aus, Fred  Executive Director (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hodges, Clay   (Self), Royse City, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Aqua wsc), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara  General Counsel & Deputy Executive Director (Texas Rural Water

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 3390

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Sinclair, Louis  Legislative Consultany (Game Warden Peace Officers Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Davis, Kevin  Assistant Commander (Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept), Austin, TX

            HB 3618

                  FOR:

                                 Craft, Logan  Rev.  (Self; Narrows Conservancy Landowners), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Young, Larry  Major Game Warden (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin, Texas,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 22, 2015 8:00 AM

            HB 3944

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Walker, Nate  (Texas Family Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Dillon, Stephen  Lead deputy general counsle (Tda), Austin, TX

            HB 4174

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Lary, Trey  Attorney (Fort Bend County Water Control & Improvement District No. 2),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Taack, Justin  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 4175

                  FOR:

                                 Richardson, Kara  (Marks RichardsonPC), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Taack, Justin  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 4187

                  FOR:

                                 Dodson, Dan  General Manager (Lone Star Regional Water Authority), Jarrell, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hamala, Richard  (Lone Star Regional Water Authority), Pflugerville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Taack, Justin  (TCEQ), Austin, TX