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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 226

              Senate Committee Report

              Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

              March 13, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment

                        AGAINST:

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

                                          Mullins, Christopher   Legislative and Policy Consultant  (also providing written

                                          testimony)  (Self; Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Robbins, Dean   General Manager  (Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin,, TX

                                          Wilson, Kim   Director  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Ingram, Megan   Research Assistant  (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin/Texas, TX

                                          Landwehr, Martha   General Counsel  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                          Martinez Schaefer, Virginia   SVP public policy, dallas regional chamber  (Dallas regional

                                          chamber), Dallas, TX

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

                                          Business), Austin, TX

                                          Schnabel, Charlie    (Self) , Pflugerville, TX

                                          Simpson, Stephanie   Vice President  (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Brown, Travis    (Self; Neighbors for neighbors and simsboro aquifer water defense fund),

                                          Lexington, TX

                                          Curtis, Linda    (Self; League of Independent Voters of Texas), Bastrop, TX

                                          Gruene, Katija   Secretary  (Self; Green Party of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Sheril    (Self) , Lexington, TX

                                          Zabcik, Brian   Clean Air & Clean Water Advocate  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin,

                                          TX

                        ON:

                                          Alexander, Kathy    (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                          Martinez, Robert    (TCEQ), Austin, TX

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