WITNESS LIST SB 1392 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs April 10, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment FOR: Harden, Bob (Texas association of ground water owners and producers), Austin, TX Johnson, Russell Attorney (Self) , Austin Tx, TX Messer Whitehead, Victoria Director of Governmental Affairs (High Plains Water District), Lubbock, TX Sequeira, Simon (Texas alliance of water providers), Austin, TX AGAINST: Aaron, Dirk Clearwater UWCD (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX Cole, Reginald David Director GCD (Clearwater UWCD), Killeen, TX Conkwright, Jim (also providing written testimony) (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District), Cleburne, TX Dailey, Robert (Self; The WOODLANDS JOINT POWERS AGENCY AND 10 Municipal Utility Districts and 50 Mud Directors), The Woodlands, TX Davis, Terry Mr (Self; Southern Montgomery Municipal District), Spring, TX Dupnik, John General Manager (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX Ellis, Gregory (Self; Clients of the firm including the South Plains UWCD, Llano Estacado UWCD, Mesa UWCD, Kinney County GCD and Jeff Davis County UWCD.), League City, TX Fitzsimmons, Shauna (North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; Sandy Land Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX Jones, Kathy Turner General Manager (LONE STAR GCD), Conroe, TX Kramer, Ken Water Resources Chair (also providing written testimony) (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX Leigh, David K. (Self) , Belton, TX Masson, Kerry Mr (Self; Southern Montgomery County MUD), Montgomery, TX McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance), Cameron, TX McMurry, Dave General Manager (Self; Aqua Water Supply Corp.), Bastrop, TX, TX Puig-Williams, Vanessa Executive Director, General counsel for TESPA (Self; Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association), Austin, TX Raun, Lowell (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas rice producers group, coastal bend gcd), El campo, TX Rogers, Linda Kaye (Self) , Wimberley, TX Schlessinger, Sarah Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX Schumann, Bill Bell county commissioner (Self; Bell county), Belton, Texas, TX Selvera, ERIN Director of legal and legislative services (TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX Shaw, Doug (Self; Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District), Springtown, TX Sledge, Brian Attorney (Hunt Companies, Inc.), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1392
Senate Committee Report
Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
April 10, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Harden, Bob (Texas association of ground water owners and producers), Austin, TX
Johnson, Russell Attorney (Self) , Austin Tx, TX
Messer Whitehead, Victoria Director of Governmental Affairs (High Plains Water
District), Lubbock, TX
Sequeira, Simon (Texas alliance of water providers), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Aaron, Dirk Clearwater UWCD (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX
Cole, Reginald David Director GCD (Clearwater UWCD), Killeen, TX
Conkwright, Jim (also providing written testimony) (Prairielands Groundwater
Conservation District), Cleburne, TX
Dailey, Robert (Self; The WOODLANDS JOINT POWERS AGENCY AND 10
Municipal Utility Districts and 50 Mud Directors), The Woodlands, TX
Davis, Terry Mr (Self; Southern Montgomery Municipal District), Spring, TX
Dupnik, John General Manager (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),
Austin, TX
Ellis, Gregory (Self; Clients of the firm including the South Plains UWCD, Llano
Estacado UWCD, Mesa UWCD, Kinney County GCD and Jeff Davis County UWCD.),
League City, TX
Fitzsimmons, Shauna (North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; Sandy Land
Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX
Jones, Kathy Turner General Manager (LONE STAR GCD), Conroe, TX
Kramer, Ken Water Resources Chair (also providing written testimony) (Sierra Club -
Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX
Leigh, David K. (Self) , Belton, TX
Masson, Kerry Mr (Self; Southern Montgomery County MUD), Montgomery, TX
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance), Cameron, TX
McMurry, Dave General Manager (Self; Aqua Water Supply Corp.), Bastrop, TX, TX
Puig-Williams, Vanessa Executive Director, General counsel for TESPA (Self; Trinity
Edwards Springs Protection Association), Austin, TX
Raun, Lowell (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas rice producers group,
coastal bend gcd), El campo, TX
Rogers, Linda Kaye (Self) , Wimberley, TX
Schlessinger, Sarah Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts),
Austin, TX
Schumann, Bill Bell county commissioner (Self; Bell county), Belton, Texas, TX
Selvera, ERIN Director of legal and legislative services (TEXAS RURAL WATER
ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX
Shaw, Doug (Self; Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District), Springtown, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Hunt Companies, Inc.), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 1392 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Stansberry, Blayne President Board of Directors (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX Stephens, Rodney (Self; Middle trinity groundwater conservation district), Comanche, TX ON: Bessent, Kody Vice President of Operations & Legislative Affairs (Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.), Lubbock, TX Day, Alan General Manager, Brazos Valley GCD (Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District), Hearne, Texas, TX Embrey, Ty (Terrell County GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Middle Trinity GCD), Austin, TX Hodges, Kenneth (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Waco, TX Williams, C.E. General Manager (Self; Panhandle GCD), White Deer, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Gaines, James (Texas landowners council), Austin, TX Gipson, Mark (Pioneer Natural Resources), Irving, TX Graham, Bill (Self) , Milano, TX Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Lauderback, Bill Executive VP, Public Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX Pomeroy, Cory (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX Sequeira, Simon (Self; Texas alliance of water providers), Magnolia, TX Skaggs, Jason Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX Stevens, Bill Consultant (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX Williams, Julie State Government Affairs Representative (Chevron), Austin, TX AGAINST: Adams, Leah General Manager (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District), Carthage, TX Andruss, Tim General Manager (Victoria County GCD), Victoria, TX Ashbrook, Joni (Self) , Bastrop, TX Barfknecht, Jayson Public Works Diector, City of Bryan (City of Bryan), Bryan, tx, TX Bell-Enders, Kendall (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX Biemer, Jason Division Manager (Self; City of Kyle, TX), Kyle, TX Birch, Carol Legislative Counsel (Public Citizen Texas), Austin, TX Box, Steve Executive director (Self; Environmental Stewardship), Bastrop, TX Brown, Tim Bell County Commissioner (Bell county), Tx, TX Burnam, Lon (Self) , Fort Worth, TX Canepa, Alex Research and Education Director (GROW North Texas), Austin, TX 2
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Senate Committee Report
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Stansberry, Blayne President Board of Directors (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District), Austin, TX
Stephens, Rodney (Self; Middle trinity groundwater conservation district), Comanche,
TX
ON:
Bessent, Kody Vice President of Operations & Legislative Affairs (Plains Cotton
Growers, Inc.), Lubbock, TX
Day, Alan General Manager, Brazos Valley GCD (Brazos Valley Groundwater
Conservation District), Hearne, Texas, TX
Embrey, Ty (Terrell County GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Middle
Trinity GCD), Austin, TX
Hodges, Kenneth (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Waco, TX
Williams, C.E. General Manager (Self; Panhandle GCD), White Deer, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Gaines, James (Texas landowners council), Austin, TX
Gipson, Mark (Pioneer Natural Resources), Irving, TX
Graham, Bill (Self) , Milano, TX
Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Lauderback, Bill Executive VP, Public Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority),
Austin, TX
Pomeroy, Cory (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX
Sequeira, Simon (Self; Texas alliance of water providers), Magnolia, TX
Skaggs, Jason Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs (Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX
Stevens, Bill Consultant (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX
Williams, Julie State Government Affairs Representative (Chevron), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Adams, Leah General Manager (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District),
Carthage, TX
Andruss, Tim General Manager (Victoria County GCD), Victoria, TX
Ashbrook, Joni (Self) , Bastrop, TX
Barfknecht, Jayson Public Works Diector, City of Bryan (City of Bryan), Bryan, tx, TX
Bell-Enders, Kendall (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin,
TX
Biemer, Jason Division Manager (Self; City of Kyle, TX), Kyle, TX
Birch, Carol Legislative Counsel (Public Citizen Texas), Austin, TX
Box, Steve Executive director (Self; Environmental Stewardship), Bastrop, TX
Brown, Tim Bell County Commissioner (Bell county), Tx, TX
Burnam, Lon (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Canepa, Alex Research and Education Director (GROW North Texas), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 1392 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Casnovsky, Joy Program Director (Self; Sustainable Food Center), Austin, TX Curtis, Linda Director (Self; Independent Texans PAC), Bastrop, TX Davenport, Teresa (Self) , McKinney, TX Davis, Kelly (Self) , Austin, TX Drummond, Marie (Self) , Del Valle, TX Earwood, Meredith Operations Manager (Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District), Sonora, TX Fairchild, Fancy. (Self) , Elgin, TX Falk, Carrie (Self; Blue ribbon day), Elgin, TX Flatten, Charles Water policy (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX Forbes (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX Foster, David Clean Water Action State Director (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX Fowler, Larry (Self) , Georgetown, TX Gangnes, Michele Director (Self; League of independent Voters of Texas, and Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund), Lexington, TX Geisman, Cindy (Self) , Bastrop, TX Gendron, Patrick Texas certified farmers market assoc (Self; Texas certified farmers market association), Bryan, TX Glass, Tom (Self) , Hockley, TX Godwin, Gaelyn Rev (Self) , Houston, TX Green, Ronald Dr (Self; Greater edwards aquifer alliance), Helotes, TX Haverlah, Sandra Ms. (Environmental Defense Fund), Austin, TX Henneke, Dee (Self; Farfa), Leander, TX Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX Holland, Zach (Self; Bluebonnet GCD), Navasota, TX Hubbard, Alexandra (Self) , Elgin, TX Lillibridge, Brian Water Specialist (City of Buda), Buda, TX Marrs, Annie Ms (Self) , Bastrop, TX Masters, Kelley (Self) , Cedar park, TX McGuire, Mike General Manager (Self; Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Munday, TX Morris, Joe (Aqua WSC), Austin, TX Parker, Judy (Self; Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District), Killeen, Tx, TX Peace, Annalisa (Self; Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX Rabe, Katherine Porter (Self; MSP/JHP Properties LLC), College station, TX Russell, Claudia (Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX Ryan, Michelle (Self) , Elgin, TX Salas, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Sengelmann, Greg General Manager (Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District), Gonzales, TX 3
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Casnovsky, Joy Program Director (Self; Sustainable Food Center), Austin, TX
Curtis, Linda Director (Self; Independent Texans PAC), Bastrop, TX
Davenport, Teresa (Self) , McKinney, TX
Davis, Kelly (Self) , Austin, TX
Drummond, Marie (Self) , Del Valle, TX
Earwood, Meredith Operations Manager (Sutton County Underground Water
Conservation District), Sonora, TX
Fairchild, Fancy. (Self) , Elgin, TX
Falk, Carrie (Self; Blue ribbon day), Elgin, TX
Flatten, Charles Water policy (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX
Forbes (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX
Foster, David Clean Water Action State Director (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX
Fowler, Larry (Self) , Georgetown, TX
Gangnes, Michele Director (Self; League of independent Voters of Texas, and Simsboro
Aquifer Water Defense Fund), Lexington, TX
Geisman, Cindy (Self) , Bastrop, TX
Gendron, Patrick Texas certified farmers market assoc (Self; Texas certified farmers
market association), Bryan, TX
Glass, Tom (Self) , Hockley, TX
Godwin, Gaelyn Rev (Self) , Houston, TX
Green, Ronald Dr (Self; Greater edwards aquifer alliance), Helotes, TX
Haverlah, Sandra Ms. (Environmental Defense Fund), Austin, TX
Henneke, Dee (Self; Farfa), Leander, TX
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX
Holland, Zach (Self; Bluebonnet GCD), Navasota, TX
Hubbard, Alexandra (Self) , Elgin, TX
Lillibridge, Brian Water Specialist (City of Buda), Buda, TX
Marrs, Annie Ms (Self) , Bastrop, TX
Masters, Kelley (Self) , Cedar park, TX
McGuire, Mike General Manager (Self; Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation
District), Munday, TX
Morris, Joe (Aqua WSC), Austin, TX
Parker, Judy (Self; Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District), Killeen, Tx,
TX
Peace, Annalisa (Self; Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX
Rabe, Katherine Porter (Self; MSP/JHP Properties LLC), College station, TX
Russell, Claudia (Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX
Ryan, Michelle (Self) , Elgin, TX
Salas, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Sengelmann, Greg General Manager (Gonzales County Underground Water
Conservation District), Gonzales, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 1392 Senate Committee Report Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Sikora, Catherine Ms. (Self) , Georgetown, TX Sinclair, Caroline (Self) , Del Valle, TX Singleton, Mary (Self) , Bastroo, TX Smith, Jennifer (Benbrook Water Authority), Austin, TX Smith, Mark (Hunt Companies, Inc.), El Paso, TX Smock, Roxanna (Self) , Austin, TX Sterling, Karen (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX Stover, John (Southeast Texas GCD), Lufkin, TX Turner, Robert (West Texas Groundwater Management Alliance), Voss, TX Turner, Robert (Sterling county underground wastere consev dist), Voss, TX Turner, Robert (Irion county underground water conservation dist), Voss, TX Turner, Robert (Plateau underground water conservation district), Voss, TX Turner, Robert (West texas groundwater conservation management alliance), Voss, TX Woodsong, Theresa Citizen (Self) , Austin, TX Zent, Lara Executive Director & General Counsel (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX ON: Mace, Robert DEA-TWDB (TWDB), Austin, TX 4
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Sikora, Catherine Ms. (Self) , Georgetown, TX
Sinclair, Caroline (Self) , Del Valle, TX
Singleton, Mary (Self) , Bastroo, TX
Smith, Jennifer (Benbrook Water Authority), Austin, TX
Smith, Mark (Hunt Companies, Inc.), El Paso, TX
Smock, Roxanna (Self) , Austin, TX
Sterling, Karen (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX
Stover, John (Southeast Texas GCD), Lufkin, TX
Turner, Robert (West Texas Groundwater Management Alliance), Voss, TX
Turner, Robert (Sterling county underground wastere consev dist), Voss, TX
Turner, Robert (Irion county underground water conservation dist), Voss, TX
Turner, Robert (Plateau underground water conservation district), Voss, TX
Turner, Robert (West texas groundwater conservation management alliance), Voss, TX
Woodsong, Theresa Citizen (Self) , Austin, TX
Zent, Lara Executive Director & General Counsel (Texas Rural Water Association),
Austin, TX
ON:
Mace, Robert DEA-TWDB (TWDB), Austin, TX
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