WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 20, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 248

                  FOR:

                                 Briggs, Jim  General Manager Utilities (City of Georgetown Texas), Georgetown, TX

                                 Dougal, Leonard  Attorney (Chisholm Trail SUD), Austin, TX

                                 Robinson, Delton  President, CTSUD  (Self; Chisholm Trail SUD), Georgetown, TX

                                 Rodriguez, Arturo  Attorney (City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Brown, Tim  Bell county commissioner  (Self; Bell county commissioner), Belton texas, TX

                                 Fisher, John  Bell co commissioner  (Self; Bell county commissioner), Killeen, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dngus, Virginia   (Self), Belton, TX

                                 Dockrey, Ron   (Self), Killeen, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  Water Division Director (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Galiga, Todd  (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                                 Ulmann, Chris  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 546

                  FOR:

                                 Metzger, Luke  Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Environment Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Rogers, Nona   (Self), Austi n, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Borel, Dennis  (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Doyel, Elizabeth  Executive Director  (Self; Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water Policy Manager  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee Cave, TX

                                 Houston, Joshua  General Counsel (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Mullins, Christopher  Legislative and Policy Consultant  (Self; Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Townsend, Trent  (The Nature Conservancy), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Chisholm, Mechisholm@gmail.com   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 La Caille, Cari-Michel  Director, (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Schalchlin, Scott  Associate Commissioner for SSLCs (Department of Aging and Disability

                                 Services), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Alexander, Troy  Assoc. Director for Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 20, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 726

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 White Deer, TX

            SB 864

                  FOR:

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System and Texas Water

                                 Conservation Association), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Doyel, Elizabeth  Executive Director  (Self; Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Fitzsimmons, Shauna  (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Lone Star

                                 Groundwater Conservation District, Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water Policy Manager  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee Cave, TX

                                 Hood, Beth  Program Manager (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Lauderback, Bill  Executive VP, Public Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Mullins, Christopher  Legislative and Policy Consultant  (Self; Sierra Club), Austin, TX

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

                                 Skaggs, Jason  Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs (Texas and

                                 Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 White Deer, TX

            SB 1172

                  FOR:

                                 Gentsch, Denise   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Seed Trade Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Reaves, Jim  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Albornoz, Sari   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Casnovsky, Joy  Program Director, Sustainable Food Center  (Self; Sustainable Food

                                 Center), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Seibild, Rebecca   (Self), Colorado city, TX

                                 Simpson, Ryan  (The League of Independent Voters), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Clement, John  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Tagliabue, Tom  Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 20, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barrett, Gary  State Affairs, Bayer Corporation  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Kowalski, Thomas  President and ceo (Texas healthcare and bioscience institute), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Mayberry, Warren  Manager, Govt Affairs (DuPont Pioneer), Austin, TX

                                 Shannon, Fred  (Texas Association of Manfacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs (Texas and

                                 Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Stokes, Jeff  Director, legislative & regulatory affairs (Texas Nursery & Landscape

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Wade, Patrick  (Texas Grain Sorghum Association), Austin, TX

                                 Womack, Daniel  Director State Government Affairs (Dow Chemical), Austin, TX

                                 Woodard, Shayne  Waterloo Lobby & Advocacy, Inc. (Dow AgroSciences), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Clark, Erick   (Self), Austin, TX, TX

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe  Legislative Attorney (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                 Denison, Kathy   (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Dngus, Virginia   (Self), Belton, TX

                                 Doyel, Elizabeth  Executive Director  (Self; Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water Policy Manager  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee Cave, TX

                                 Henneke, Dee ann   (Self), Leander, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Miley, Amy   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Mullins, Christopher  Legislative and Policy Consultant  (Self; Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Umbarger, James   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hunter, Dan  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Philip  Administratior for ACP (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX