WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            May 17, 2017 - 11:30 AM

            SB 696

                 For:

                                 Brandes, Robert (Self; TEXAS WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beinke, Allen (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill country alliance)

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Homer, Mark (Self; Riverbend Water Resources District)

                                 Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)

                                 Oaks, Noah (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

            SB 749

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Victor (Bastrop County Water Control and Iprovement District #2 (BCWCID #2))

                                 Ouellet, Jim (Bastrop county water control and improvement district)

            SB 862

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Morgan (Self)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Mccarthy, Ed (Tagop, fort stockton holding lp, Jim & Jennifer McDaniel)

                 Against:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Self; Clearwater UWCD)

                                 Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Self; Coastal Bend GCD, Hays-Trinity GCD, Jeff Davis County UWCD,

                                 Kinney County GCD, Mesa UWCD, Blanco Pedernales GCD, South Plains UWCD and

                                 Brazoria County GCD)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District, Middle Pecos Groundwater

                                 Conservation District)

                                 Fitzsimmons, Shauna (Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, North Texas GCD, Lone Star

                                 GCD, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)

                                 Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Shaw, Doug (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Sledge, Brian (Prairelands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, Lone Star GCD, North Texas GCD)

                                 Stansberry, Blayne (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)

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

                                 Wood, W.B. (Billy) (Self; Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bessent, Kody (Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas desalination association)

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas landowners council)

                                 Heck, Jess (SouthWest Water Company)

                                 Hodges, Kenneth (Corn Producers Association of Texas)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Johnson, Russell (Self)

                                 Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Lee, Randy (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Park, Joey (South Texans Property Rights Association)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Agriculture Land Trust)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Association of Groundwater Owners And Producers)

                 Against:

                                 Beving, Rita (Self; Public Citizen)

                                 Cook, Robby (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Cook, Robby (Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Dupnik, John (Barton Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill country alliance)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Jones, Kathy Turner (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)

                                 Pigg, Joel (Real-Edwards Conservation & Reclamation District)

                                 Trees, Roland (RECARD Water District)

                                 Turner, Robert (West texas groundwater management alliance)

            SB 1239

                 For:

                                 Alsabrook, Carl (City of Royse City)

                                 Day, Jason (City of Royse City)

                                 Harris, Ben (City of Plano)

                                 Neighbor, Brad (City of Garland)

                                 Pruitt, Jim (City of Rockwall)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dickman, Stephen (Self)

                                 England, Brian (City of Garland)

                                 Youngkin, Brandi (City of Plano)

            SB 1268

                 For:

                                 Walthour, Steve (North Plains GCD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

            SB 1269

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                 On:

                                 Mace, Robert (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Smith, Jason (University of Houston System)

            SB 1511

                 On:

                                 Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Nelson, Matt (Texas water development board)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill country alliance)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Turner, Robert (West texas ground water management alliance)

            SB 1525

                 On:

                                 Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)

                                 Nelson, Matt (Texas water development board)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill country alliance)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas desalination association)

                                 Hodges, Kenneth (Corn Producers Association of Texas)

                                 Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 Against:

                                 Turner, Robert (West texas ground water management alliance)

                 On:

                                 Mace, Robert (Texas Water Development Board)

            SB 1870

                 For:

                                 Wassenich, Dianne (Self; San marcos river foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill country alliance)

                                 Grant, Kathy (Don's Fish Camp)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

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