WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 23, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 521

                  FOR:

                                 Horton, Shana  (Central Texas Water Coalition), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Brown, Kirby  Outreach biologist  (Self; Ducks Unlimited), Austin, TX

                                 Gertson, Ronald   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Colorado Water Issues

                                 Committee of Texas Rice Producers), East Bernard, TX

                                 Hess, Myron   (also providing written testimony) (National Wildlife Federation), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 McDonald, Nathan  Matagorda County Judge (Matagorda County), Bay City, TX, TX

                                 Spenrath, Phillip  Wharton County Judge  (Self; Wharton County), Wharton, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hyde, Richard  Executive Director (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cooke, Heather  (City of Austin), Austin, tx, TX

                                 John, Conrad  Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Berglund, Daniel   (Self; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group), Wharton, TX

                                 Berglund, Daniel   (Self; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group), Wharton, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martinez, Richard  Director, Environmental Law Division (Texas Commission on

                                 Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                                 Rila, Kellye  Director, Water Availability Division (Texas Commission on Environmental

                                 Quality), Austin, TX

            SB 523

                  FOR:

                                 Peacock, Bill   (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr.  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Water

                                 Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, Phil  General Manager, LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Horton, Shana  (Central Texas Water Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Huffman, Laura  Texas State Director, The Nature Conservancy (The Nature Conservancy),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 23, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Mast, Brian  Intergovernmental Relations Specialist (San Antonio River Authority), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah Rountree  Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator  (Self; Bandera

                                 County River Authority & Groundwater District), Bandera, TX

            SB 611

                  FOR:

                                 Bessent, Kody  Legislative Affairs Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; High

                                 Plains Water District), Lubbock, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General manager (MesaUWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Holland, Zach  General Manager, Bluebonnet GCD  (also providing written testimony) 

                                 (Self; Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District), Navasota, TX

                                 Verett, Steve   (Self; Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.), Lubbock, TX

                                 Walthour, Steve  (North plains gcd), Dumas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Nelson, Paul  Assistant General Manager (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 Conroe, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (North Texas GCD, Lone Star GCD, Upper Trinity GCD,

                                 Prairielands GCD, and Barton Springs-Edwawrds Aquifer Conservation District), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Berglund, Daniel   (Self; Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group), Wharton, TX

                                 Berglund, Daniel   (Self; Texas Soybean Association), Wharton, TX

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida   (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association), Giddings, TX

                                 Gibson, David  Exec Vice President Corn Producers AssociatioN Tx.  (Self; Corn Producers

                                 Association of Texas), Lubbock, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Luckett, Katelyn   (Self; Texas Grain Sorghum Association), College Station, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Poultry Federation), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Frandsen, Chris  Mr.  (Self; League of Woman Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 John, Conrad  Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Shannon, Kelley  Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Tagliabue, Tom  (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mace, Robert  (TWDB), Austin, TX

                                 Mills, Kelly  Groundwater Planning and Assessment Team (Texas Commission on

                                 Environmental Quality), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 23, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 970

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth  Director of Government Relations (Texas Veterinary Medical

                                 Association (TVMA)), Austin, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb  (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Poultry Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Turley, Darren   (Self; Texas Association of Dairymen), Dublin, TX

                                 Ward, Donald  (Livestock Marketing Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Snelson, Gene  General Counsel (Texas Animal Health Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 987

                  FOR:

                                 Gregory, Bobby   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Disposal System), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Gregory, Jimmy   (Self; Texas Disposal Systems), Austin, TX

                                 Newton, Gary  General Counsel (Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Snodgrass, Kelley  Coo (Fossil rim wildlife center), Glen rose, TX

                                 Trager, Eric  Dr  (Self; Animal world & snake farm zoo), New braunfels, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Green, Chris  Chair, American Bar Assn, Animal Law Commitee  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; American Bar Association, TIPS Animal Law Committee), Cotati, CA

                                 Jarl, Katie  Texas State Director  (Self; The Humane Society of the United States), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Trimble, Robert "Skip"  Co-legislative chair  (also providing written testimony)  (Self;

                                 Texas Humane Legislation Network), Dallas, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida   (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association), Giddings, TX

                                 Saunders, Robert   (Self; Texas Disposal Systems Landfill & Game Ranch), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Carrasco, Liz   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Castillon, Oscar   (Self), Round rock, TX

                                 Clark, Erick   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hensley, Michelle   (Self), Round rock, TX

                                 Luna, Leticia   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Mckinney, William   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 ODonnell, Lisa  Biologist  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Rivas-Rivas, William   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Salerno, Lilli  Mrs  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Small, John   (Self), Buda, TX

                                 Sutton Kerby, Stacy   (Self), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            March 23, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Valls-Trelles, Pat   (Self), Austin, Texas, TX

            SB 1132

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Brown, Kirby  Outreach biologist  (Self; Ducks Unlimited), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David  Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bright, Ann  General Counsel (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 Wolf, Clayton  Wildlife Division Director (TPWD), Austin, TX