WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 20, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 109

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, Ron  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Rila, Kellye  Director (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Landwehr, Martha  General Counsel (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Donald  Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Pearson, Dan  (Brazos River Authority), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Birch, Carol  Legislative Counsel (Public Citizen Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Capuozzo, Ellery   (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Cathey, Roy   (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Foster, David  Clean Water Action State Director (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX

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

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Walker, Jennifer  Water Resources Coordinator (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 854

                  FOR:

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District, Middle Trinity

                                 Groundwater Conservation District, and Panola County GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Moore, Graham  Executive Director  (Self; Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency), San

                                 Marcos, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (CO-Chair, Texas Water Conservation Association Legislative

                                 Groundwater Committee; Prairielands GCD; Upper Trinity GCD, and Lone Star GCD),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cook, Robby  (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Cooke, Heather  Legislative Coordinator (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Coyle, Jeff  Director of Intergovernmental Relations (City of San Antonio), San Antonio,

                                 TX

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

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

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Tredway, CJ  (Texas Oil & Gas Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 20, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Walker, Jennifer  Water Resources Coordinator (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 963

                  FOR:

                                 Cannizzo, James  Attorney advisor, Army  (also providing written testimony) (US Army),

                                 Boerne, TX

                                 Haag, Scott  Comal County Commissioner  (Self; Comal County Commissioners Court),

                                 New Braunfels, TX

                                 Madden, Jensie   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; League of Women Voters -

                                 Comal Area), Fischer, TX

                                 West, William  General Manager (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority), Seguin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Biggers, Roger  Executive Director of Water Services (New Braunfels Utilities), New

                                 Braunfels, TX, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Brennan, Coco   (Self), Spring Branch, TX

                                 Crowell, David  Self  (Self), Kyle, TX

                                 Hull, Larry   (Self), Spring Branch, TX

                                 Johnson, Morgan  (KT Water Resources), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Rob   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Slupik, Bob   (Self), Canyon lake, TX

                                 Whittenberger, Ashley   (Self), Dripping Springs, TX

            SB 1181

                  ON:

                                 Hobson, Michael  TPW License Manager (Texas Parks and Wildlife), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Halvorsen, Justin  Revenue Director (TPWD), Austin, TX

            SB 1360

                  FOR:

                                 Barnebey blanford, Kristen  County Attorney  (Self; Aransas County Commissioners

                                 Court), Rockport, TX, TX

            SB 1440

                  FOR:

                                 Bond, Louie   (Self), Driftwood, TX

                                 Conley, Will  Commissioner  (Self; Hays county), Wimberley, TX

                                 Dupnik, John  General manager (Barton springs edwards aquifer conservation district.),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 West, William  General Manager (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority), Seguin, TX

                                 Whittenberger, Ashley   (Self), Dripping Springs, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 20, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gonzales, Catarina  Assistant City Attorney (City of Buda - resource for Assistant City

                                 Manager LaBorde), Austin, TX

                                 LaBorde, Brian  Assistant City Manager (City of Buda), Buda, Tx, TX

                                 Odell, Eddie  Land owner  (Self), Driftwood, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mccarthy, Ed  Attorney (Electro purification llc), Austin, TX

                                 Mills, Kelly  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Slusher, Daryl  Assistant Director, Austin Water Utility (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cox, Patrick  Dr  (Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Crowell, David  Self  (Self), Kyle, TX

                                 Flatten, Charlie  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee Cave, TX

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

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  Director of Government Relations (The Nature Conservancy), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Stone, Mary  Board President-BSEACD  (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District), Buda, TX

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

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dougal, Leonard  Attorney (Goforth Special Utility District), Austin, TX

                                 Frazier, Kyle  (Texas association of ground water owners and producers), Austin, TX

                                 Gray, Billy   (Self; Electro Purification), Buda, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self), Austin, TX

            SB 1734

                  FOR:

                                 Gentsch, Bryan  Dr  (Self; Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Foster, John  Programs Officer (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board), Temple,

                                 TX

                                 Oswald, Johnny  (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board), San Angelo, TX

                                 Robertson, JD  Commander (Texas DPS, Texas Rangers), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gentsch, Denise   (Self; Texas Seed Trade Association), Austin, TX

                                 Goolsby, John  Research Entomologist (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), Edinburg, TX

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

                                 Kercheval, Todd  (Texas Conservation Association for Water & Soil), Austin, TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Conservation Association for Water and Soil), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 20, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  ON:

                                 Dodier, Jose  State Board Member (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board),

                                 Temple, TX

                                 Wendt, Aaron  (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board), Temple, TX

            SB 1909

                  ON:

                                 Dudley, Patrick  Policy Specialist (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, A.J.  Lead Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement (Texas Department of

                                 Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 2049

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX