WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM

HB 1565

                 For:

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)

                 Against:

                                 Bezanson, Janice (Texas Conservation Alliance; Preserve Northeast Texas)

                 On:

                                 McDivitt, Darren (Sunset commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Camino, Marie (The Nature Conservancy Texas Chapter)

                                 Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)

                                 Garcia, Buddy (Brownsville Public Utilities Board)

                                 Grande, Rebecca (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Herman, Wendy (The City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Kirkle, Sarah (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jeff (Water development)

HB 1646

                 For:

                                 Friberg, Marc (Edwards Aquifer Authority)

                                 Littlefield, John (County Line Special Utility District)

                                 Ruiz, Roland (Edwards aquifer authority)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Moore, Graham (Alliance Regional Water Association)

HB 1699

                 For:

                                 Labus, Russell (Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Norman, Monique (Evergreen UWCD)

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)

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HB 1845

                 For:

                                 Brown, Mandi (Quadvest Utilities)

                                 Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)

                                 Nahrgang, Julie (Self; Water Environment Association of Texas and Texas Association of

                                 Clean Water Agencies)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)

                                 Cammack, Kerry (Texas Water Utilities)

                                 Emerson, Jennifer (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Grande, Rebecca (Texas Association of Business)

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

                                 Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))

                                 Phillips, Matt (Brazos River Authority)

HB 2388

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Harden, Ashley (Texas Water Development Board)

HB 2443

                 For:

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                 Against:

                                 Shaw, Doug (TAGD)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)

                                 Kirkle, Sarah (Texas Water Conservation Association)

                                 Sledge, Brian (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District; North Texas Groundwater

                                 Conservation District)

                 Against:

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

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HB 2489

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Harward, Heather (Upper Trinity Regional Water District)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Wade, Richard (TWDB)

HB 2757

                 On:

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)

                                 Smith, Rusty (Texas Produced Water Consortium)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Bionat, Christian (Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Bremer, Jennifer (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Texas Desalination Association)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)

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

                                 Shaw, Doug (TAGD)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Apache Corporation)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Troxclair, Caleb (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas water development board)

                                 Mckinnon, Temple (Texas Water Development Board)

HB 2759

                 For:

                                 Guz, Karen (Water Conservation Advisory Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Bender, John (Texas Corn Producers Association)

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Harward, Heather (Upper Trinity Regional Water District)

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

                                 Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))

                                 Shaw, Doug (TAGD)

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                 For:

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Carla (TWDB)

HB 3259

                 For:

                                 Guz, Karen (Water Conservation Advisory Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bender, John (Texas Corn Producers Association)

                                 Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)

                                 Harward, Heather (Upper Trinity Regional Water District)

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)

                                 Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))

                                 Shaw, Doug (TAGD)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Harden, Ashley (Texas Water Development Board)

HB 3582

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Grande, Rebecca (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Pena, Jessica (Texas water development board)

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