WITNESS LIST SB 521 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs March 23, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment 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 1 WITNESS LIST SB 521 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs March 23, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment 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 1