WITNESS LIST
Environmental Regulation Committee
April  29, 2009 - 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  721
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Hammond, Wendi  (Self)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Baum, Walt (AECT ( Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gill, William (Central Texas Clean Air Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Casto, Larry (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Martin, Jeremy (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Noel, Adele (Travis Co.)
 
 
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Thompson, Tammy  (Self)
 
 
Tounget, Craig (Austin Physicians for Social Responsibility)
 
 
Travis, Ann (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca  (Self)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals,Inc)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
 
 
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Corp.)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co)
 
 
Lucas, Shannon (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Munhofen, Brent  (Self)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (KinderMorgan)
 
Against:
Strother, Stephanie (Luminant)
 
 
Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil Corporation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2978
 
    For:
Esparza, John (Texas Motor Transportation Association)
 
 
Rivero, Willie (UPS)
 
 
Smith, Danny (UPS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baum, Walt (AECT ( Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Johnson, Michael (HEB)
 
 
McBeth, Kelly (Crosstex Energy, Martin Mid-Stream)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Ruckel, Grant (Texas Gas Service)
 
 
Ruckel, Mari (Apache Corporation)
 
 
Seal, Derek (Clean Energy)
 
 
Williams, Julie (Texas Propane Gas Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
 
HB  3590
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allday, Marty (Copano Energy)
 
 
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (KinderMorgan)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips)
 
 
 
 
HB  3591
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schanbacher, David (TCEQ)
 
     On:
Sheedy, Keith (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texa League of Women Voters)
 
 
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
McBeth, Kelly (Crosstex Energy, Martin Midstream, Prism Gas)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Ruckel, Grant (ONEOK)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (KinderMorgan)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
 
 
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
 
 
Stevens, Bill (Tx Alliance of Energy Producers)
 
 
 
 
HB  4056 - Committee Substitute  (Cook)
 
    For:
Omey, Samantha (Honeywell International)
 
 
 
 
HB  4056
 
    For:
Schneider, Robin (Tx Campaign for the Environment)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Macomb, Chris (Waste Management of Texas, Inc)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Ellis, Rod (City of Austin)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Saunders, Robert (Texas Disposal Systems)
 
 
Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
 
HB  4081
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
Against:
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hammond, Wendi  (Self)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Travis, Ann (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allday, Marty (Copano Energy)
 
 
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Corp.)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Philllips Chemical Co)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
McBeth, Kelly (Crosstex Energy, Martin Midstream)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips)
 
 
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Assoc.)
 
 
Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil Corporation)
 
 
 
 
HB  4082
 
    For:
Armendariz, Al  (Self)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (S.E.E.D. Coalition)
 
 
Hammond, Wendi  (Self)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Rittenhouse, Ryan (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
    For:
Tounget, Craig (Austin Physicians for Social Responsibility)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co)
 
 
Lucas, Shannon (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Zachary, Mance (Luminant)
 
 
 
 
HB  4083
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Robin, Schneider (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Travis, Ann (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allday, Marty (Copano Energy)
 
 
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc)
 
 
Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Corp.)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co)
 
 
Lucas, Shannon (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
Against:
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Assn)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
 
 
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
 
 
Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil Corporation)
 
 
Zachary, Mance (Luminant)
 
 
 
 
HB  4085
 
    For:
Blanco, Arturo (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Baker, Matthew (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allday, Marty (Copano)
 
 
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Franks, Terry (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Corp.)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)
 
Against:
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips)
 
 
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
 
 
Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil Corporation)
 
 
 
 
HCR 177
 
    For:
Noel, Adele (Travis Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Martin, Jeremy (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
 
SB  16
 
    For:
Alvarez, Ramon (Envrionmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Castillo, Yvonne (Texas Society of Architects)
 
 
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Frels, Kelly (Texas Environmental Research Consortium)
 
 
Hammond, Wendi  (Self)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Nease, Nelson (Cardinal Glass Industries)
 
 
Noel, Adele (Travis County)
 
 
Patterson, Deron (Texas Glass Association)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
 
 
Thorn, Terry (Public Citizen)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas  Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Clean Air Working Group)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Carlson, Pat (TX Eagle Forum)
 
 
Dempster, Amy (Consumer Electronics Assoc)
 
 
Dinkins, Douglas (Independent Pool & Spa Assoc. and Spa Inspector)
 
 
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Mann, John (Sunrise Solar of Dallas Ft. Worth Inc)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Ass'n)
 
 
Tucker, Kevin (APEC - Aquatic Professionals Education Council)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bass, James (Tx. Dept. of Transp.)
 
 
Gill, William (Central Texas Clean Air Coalition)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Casto, Larry (Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Esparza, John (Texas Motor Transportation Association)
 
    For:
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (Texas League of Women Voters)
 
 
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Shields, Chris (TENASKA)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Thompson, Tammy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Brooke, Marvin (IRCOT - Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
 
 
Clark, James (American Chemical Council)
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca  (Self)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Corp.)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (International Power)
 
 
Koenig, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co)
 
 
Martinez, Maria  (Self)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DUPONT)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Munhofen, Brent  (Self)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (KinderMorgan)
 
 
Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips)
 
 
Tays, Sara (Exxon Mobil  Corporation)
 
 
White, Kathleen (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beatty, George (Texas Environmental Research Consortiom)
 
 
Stripling, Kelley (Texas Department of Agriculture)
 
 
 
 
SB  1472
 
    For:
Schneider, Robin (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hadden, Karen (SEED Coalition)
 
 
Hilgers, Joan (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Tejada, Matthew (GHASP)
 
 
Travis, Ann (City of Houston)