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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

            April 20, 2015 - 8:00 AM

            International and Intergovernmental Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change

                 On:

                                 Worthington, Bryony (Self)

            HB 2078

                 For:

                                 Armendariz, Al (Sierra Club)

                                 Blackburn, Laura (Self; Leagur of women voters of Texas)

                                 Crow, Trammell (Self; Earth day texas)

                                 Matiella, David (Self; U.S. Green Building Council)

                                 Meehan, Colin (Self; First Solar, Inc.)

                                 Zerrenner, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)

                 Against:

                                 Nasi, Mike (Balanced Energy for Texas Coalition & the South Texas Electric Cooperative)

                 On:

                                 Banner, Jay (Self)

                                 Graf, Keith (Office of the Governor)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Self)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, inc)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wickersham, Theodore (Tod) (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Autry, Evan (Texas Electric Cooperatives)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association)

                                 Hussey, William (Self)

                                 Oldham, Phillip (Texas assoc. of manufacturers)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Pierce, Lauren (Self; Americans for Prosperity - Texas)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Thompson, Leigh (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Hagle, Steve (TCEQ)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Kidd, Nim (Texas DPS-TDEM)

                                 Meiller, Vicent (TCEQ)

            HB 2080

                 For:

                                 Armendariz, Al (Sierra Club)

                                 Blackburn, Laura (Self; Leagur of women voters of Texas)

                                 Langevin, Colleen (CLearesukt)

                                 Matiella, David (Self; U.S. Green Building Council)

                                 Meehan, Colin (Self; First Solar, Inc.)

                                 Zerrenner, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)

                 Against:

                                 Nasi, Mike (Balanced Energy for Texas Coalition & the South Texas Electric Cooperative)

                                 Oldham, Phillip (Texas assoc. of manufacturers)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Thompson, Leigh (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Fernandes, John (RES)

                                 Lewin, Doug (Self; South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER))

                                 Lewin, Doug (South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource)

                                 Spence, David (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Self)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, inc)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wickersham, Theodore (Tod) (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Autry, Evan (Texas Electric Cooperatives)

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association)

                                 Hussey, William (Self)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Pierce, Lauren (Self; Americans for Prosperity - Texas)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)

                 On:

                                 Hagle, Steve (TCEQ)

                                 Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission of Texas)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Meiller, Vincent (TCEQ)

                                 Niermann, Jon (Office of the Attorney General)

            HB 2571

                 For:

                                 Blackburn, Laura (Self; Leagur of women voters of Texas)

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Self)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, inc)

                 On:

                                 Parks, Ursula (Legislative Budget Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 Matiella, David (Self; U.S. Green Building Council)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wickersham, Theodore (Tod) (Self)

                                 Zerrenner, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)

                 Against:

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

                                 Hussey, William (Self)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Thompson, Leigh (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Hagle, Steve (TCEQ)

                                 Meiller, Vincent (TCEQ)

                                 Sellers, Katy (Texas General Land Office)

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