WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            March 26, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

            HB 481

                 For:

                                 Taylor, Ian (NBU)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Friberg, Marc (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 Johnson Jr., Robert E. (Self; Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Keene, Russell T. “Russ” (Texas Public Power Association)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                 On:

                                 Forbes, Ashley (TCEQ)

            HB 720

                 For:

                                 Blount, Amber (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Booth, Michael (Self; Booth, Ahrens & Werkenthin)

                                 Fitzsimmons Sledge, Shauna (Texas Aquifer Storage and Recovery Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Carter, Teddy (Self)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

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

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                                 Lucio, Alfonso (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 McCarthy, Edmond (Fort stockton holdings)

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

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Sledge, Brian (City of Bryan; Prairielands GCD)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)

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

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

                                 Mullins, Chris (Save Our Springs Alliance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Walker, Jennifer (National Wildlife Federation)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Forbes, Ashley (TCEQ)

                                 Nygren, Kim (TCEQ)

            HB 722

                 For:

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas desalination association)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)

                 On:

                                 Whitehead, Victoria (High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Self; Clearwater UWCD)

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Carter, Teddy (Devon Energy)

                                 Delisi, Deirdre (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

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

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal Lague)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                                 McCarthy, Edmond (Fort stockton holdings)

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

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Sledge, Brian (City of Bryan; Prairielands GCD)

                                 Tredway, CJ (TXOGA)

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

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1052

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jeff (Texas Water Development Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

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

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                                 Lucio, Alfonso (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

            HB 1537

                 For:

                                 Mackie, Tricia (Elm Creek Watershed Authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network)

            HB 2105

                 For:

                                 Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)

                                 Garrett, Ricky (Bell County WCID1)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network)

                                 Schlueter, Brad (City of Killeen)

            HB 2122

                 For:

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

                                 Muennink, Ronnie (Self; Texas Farm Bureau)

                 Against:

                                 Beseda, Charles (Birome Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Blount, Amber (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Boyd, Chris (Self; Mustang Special Utility District)

                                 Johnson, Russell (Self; Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD)

                                 Williams, Herbert (Self; SS Water Supply Corp)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Self; Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal Lague)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Schumann, Peyton (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Febus, Carlos (Self; SS Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Fitzsimmons Sledge, Shauna (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, Upper Trinity

                                 Groundwater Conservation District)

                                 Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)

                                 Heck, Jess (SouthWest Water Company)

                                 Johnson, Morgan (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Larrison, John (Self; SS W S C)

                                 Lopez, Elvia (South Texas Water Utility Mamagers Association:)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation, South Texas Water Utility

                                 Manager's Association)

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

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

                 On:

                                 Day, Alan (Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District)

            HB 2123

                 For:

                                 McCarthy, Edmond (Fort stockton holdings)

                                 Muennink, Ronnie (Self; Texas Farm Bureau)

                 Against:

                                 Blount, Amber (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Clearwater UWCD)

                                 Miller, Barry (Gonzales county water supply corp)

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (San Jose Water Group dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Heck, Jess (SouthWest Water Company)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal Lague)

                                 Johnson, Russell (Self; Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Schumann, Peyton (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Beseda, Charles (Birome Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Pecos GCD)

                                 Smith, Jennifer (Prairielands GCD; Upper Trinity GCD)

                 On:

                                 Day, Alan (Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District)

            HB 2201

                 For:

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Rogers, Linda Kaye (Self; HTGCD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Herrington, Christopher (City of Austin)

                                 Lowenthal, Eugene (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Edmond (Fort stockton holdings)

                                 Mullins, Chris (Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Muse, Christy (Self; Shield Ranch)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Ross, Robyn (Self)

                                 Scadden, Richard (Self; Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District)

            HB 2249

                 For:

                                 Holland, Zach (Bluebonnet GCD)

                                 Johnson, Russell (Self; Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Miller, Barry (Gonzales county water supply corp)

                                 Watson, Kent (Wickson Creek Special Utility District)

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

                 Against:

                                 Blount, Amber (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Day, Alan (Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District)

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

                                 Muennink, Ronnie (Self; Texas Farm Bureau)

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

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Self; Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.)

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyd, Chris (Self; Mustang Special Utility District)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Eppler, Kyle (Bluebonnet groundwater conservation district)

                                 Febus, Carlos (Self; SS Water Supply Corporation)

                                 Johnson, Morgan (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Larrison, John (Self; SS W S C)

                                 Lopez, Elvia (South Texas Water Utility Managers Association.)

                                 Macmanus, Brian (East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation, South Texas Water Utility

                                 Manager's Association)

                                 McCarthy, Edmond (Fort stockton holdings)

                                 Morris, Joe (Aqua Water Supply Corp.)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Theiss, Karen (Lake Limestone Coves Water Inc)

                                 Williams, Herbert (Self; SS Water Supply Corp)

                 Against:

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

                                 Schumann, Peyton (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

            HB 2329

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Embrey, Ty (City of Nocona)

            HB 2914

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Howard (Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                 On:

                                 Galiga, Todd (TCEQ)

                                 LaCaille, Cari-Michel (TCEQ)

                                 Uhlman, Chris (TCEQ)

            HB 3142

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal Lague)

                 On:

                                 LaCaille, Cari-Michel (TCEQ)

            HB 3264

                 For:

                                 Aaron, Dirk (Self; Clearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)

                                 Blackburn, David (Bell County)

                                 Brooks, Scott (Self; Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District)

                                 Brown, Tim (Self; Bell County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blount, Amber (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Cook, Terry (Self; Williamson county Commissioners Court)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

                                 Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)

                                 Fowler, Perry (TXWIN)

                                 Lucio, Alfonso (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Mullins, Chris (Save Our Springs Alliance)

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association)

                                 Schlueter, Brad (City of Killeen)

                                 Young, Gary (Self; Clearwater ground district)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

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