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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            March 19, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

            HB 26

                 For:

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Booth, Michael (Self; Booth, ahrens & werkenthin pc)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 Montagne, James (Sabine River Authority)

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                 On:

                                 Cook, Kelly (TCEQ)

            HB 721

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                                 Fitzsimmons, Shauna (Texas Aquifer Storage and Recovery Association)

                                 Martinsson, Leah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Booth, Michael (Self; Booth, ahrens & werkenthin pc)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of corpus christi)

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Huffman, Laura (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Smith, Jennifer (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

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

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas water development board)

                                 Kluge, Kevin (Texas Water Development Board)

            HB 723

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)

                 On:

                                 Stepney, L'Oreal (TCEQ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Booth, Michael (Self; Booth, ahrens & werkenthin pc)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of corpus christi)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Montagne, James (Sabine River Authority)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Smith, Jennifer (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Ron (Texas Water Development Board)

            HB 726

                 For:

                                 Beard, Amber (Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation)

                                 Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)

                                 McCarthy, Eddie (Fort Stockton Holdings LP)

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Rogers, Linda Kaye (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Martinez, Esther (Self; Sawdf)

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

                                 Mullins, Chris (Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Murphy, James Lee (Self; League of Independent Voters)

                                 Wier, Andrew (Self; Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund)

                 On:

                                 Marousek, Doug (Self; Circle D Civic Association)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                                 Harward, Heather (Brazos Valley GCD)

                                 Heck, Jess (SouthWest Water Company)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

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

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Beving, Rita (Self; Texas Landowners for Eminent Domain)

                                 Denison, Kathy (Self)

                                 Gaines, James (Texas Landowners Council)

                                 Kennedy, Meagan (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas water development board)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of corpus christi)

            HB 911

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (NORTH HARRIS COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY)

                 On:

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

            HB 1806

                 For:

                                 Burton, Donovan (San Antonio Water System)

                 On:

                                 Michalec, Milan (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Mullins, Chris (Save Our Springs Alliance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1983

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jeff (Texas water development board)

            HB 2023

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                 On:

                                 Zuba, Jessica (Texas water development board)

            HB 2729

                 For:

                                 Friberg, Marc (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 Ruiz, Roland (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                 On:

                                 Hildebran, Vic (Self; City of Uvalde)

            HB 2846

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Joe (BASF)

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Collinsworth, David (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Langford, Ivan (Gulf Coast Water Authority)

                                 Matute, Sergio (Texas City - La Marque Chamber of Commerce & Eastman Chemical Texas

                                 City)

                                 Sebesta, Matt (Self; Brazoria County / Lower Brazos River Coalition)

                                 Wells, Rich (Dow Chemical)

                 Against:

                                 Haddock, Carol (City of Houston, Public Works)

                                 Molly, Drew (City of houston)

                                 Murphy, James Lee (Self; America First Committee)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jeff (Texas water development board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Buchik, Jeffrey (Marathon Petroleum)

                                 Bulcao, Paula (BP America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gammage, Sam (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Meroney, Mike (BASF Corporation)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)

                 Against:

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

            HJR 11

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Hector (El Paso Water)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jeff (Texas water development board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (EL PASO COUNTY)

                                 Brittin, Carolyn (AGC of Texas, Highway Heavy)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Edwards, Marmie (League of Women Voters)

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

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