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House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee - February 2, 2022 - House Hearing Room 3
A
C
C
I
will
say
that
representative
travis
did
send
me
a
note
that
he
wouldn't
be
here
today,
so
he's
not
just
playing
hooky.
Maybe
he's
not
we're
going
to
have.
We
don't
have
any
business
today,
it's
going
to
be
a
brief
meeting.
In
fact,
it's
going
to
be
brief
enough
that
it's
going
to
get
me
home
before
this
ice.
Storm
gets
to
my
house.
So
it'll
be
brief
today,
but
there
are
certain
things
that
we
need
to
do.
C
We
do
have
a
new
member
of
the
committee,
and
so
at
this
point
in
time
I
would
like
to
ask
you
to
meet
greg
vittle
over
here
and
ask
greg
to
introduce
himself
and
tell
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
him.
If
you
will.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
greg
vital.
I
represent
district
29,
which
was
the
district
in
hamilton
county
that
was
formerly
represented
by
mike
carter,
who
passed
away.
I
was
elected
in
september,
I'm
a
small
businessman
and
a
farmer
I
have
about
1400
acres.
We
raise
buffalo
soybeans
corn,
a
lot
of
hay,
so
I
have
a
real
love
for
the
land,
and
part
of
my
farm
is
under
permanent
voluntary
conservation
easement
also
so
I'm
honored
to
be
here.
Thank
you
great.
C
Now,
there's
a
few
other
people
here
that
you're
probably
going
to
recognize
some
of
them's
face.
Some
of
you
want
so
some
are
new
to
us,
but
first
let
me
recognize
my
left
arm
in
this
case
right
here
now:
miss
becky
cantrell,
my
staff
assistant,
so
we're
pleased
to
have
her
again
this
year,
so
welcome
back
becky
next,
a
new
face
here
is
our
research.
Analyst
tanner
haas,
that's
kind
of
an
infamous
name
around
here.
I
know,
but
we
have
vetted
him
thoroughly.
C
So
we
know
that
that
he's
going
to
be
okay,
unlike
maybe
his
dad.
You
know
so
our
attorney
this
year
is
miss
lovin,
middleton
dunn,
lovin,
it's
great
to
have
you
here
today
I
went
my
intern
is
back
over
here
in
the
corner.
Her
name
is
wendy
guevara
and
she
is
with
us.
Why
don't
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
yourself
where
you're
from
and
what
you're
doing.
D
I'm
from
utc
I'm
a
comparative
politics
and
international
major,
I'm
really
interested
in
immigration
so
and
I'm
really
excited
to
be
here.
Thank
you
great.
C
Good
to
have
you
wendy
and
also
on
our
list,
is
our
sergeant-at-arms
standing
back
there
holding
the
door
tony
townsend
tony
good,
to
see
you
again,
our
clerks.
Our
clerks
over
here
are
armani
gordon
she's,
the
one
that
called
the
role
a
few
minutes
ago
and
colton
teal,
so
welcome
to
all
of
y'all
the
rest
of
you
welcome
back
and,
as
chairman
keisling
said
yesterday
in
state
government,
for
the
benefit
of
the
hundreds
of
thousands
of
folks
that
are
watching
us
on
streaming
video
today.
C
Why
don't
we
just
start
down
there
with
with
representative
darby
and
everybody
introduce
themselves
and
maybe
give
a
little
bit
bio
information
and
we'll
move
on
from
there
then
go
ahead
and
your
recognizement
represented
barbie.
F
West
tennessee
I'm
tandy
darby
representative
from
district
76.
As
my
counterpart
here
we
have
a
farm.
I
graduated
from
utm
with
ag.
B
I
represent
the
82nd
district,
which
which
is
currently
lauderdale,
crockett
and
haywood
counties
and
we'll
be
changing
I'll,
be
adjusting
to
lawdell
crockett
part
of
gibson
and
part
of
ovine
counties
with
the
new
map,
but
I'm
a
real
estate
broker,
but
heavily
involved
in
in
ag
business
and
agriculture,
with
my
with
my
brothers
on
a
row
crop
farm
and
then,
of
course,
an
ag
business
there
in
halls,
but
I'm
just
honored
to
be
here
and
honored
to
serve
on
this
committee.
Thank
you.
G
And
also
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
dave
wright,
district
19,
the
rural
east
part
of
knox,
county
mom
and
dad,
and
I
have
two
younger
brothers-
had
a
dairy
farm,
but
I'm
a
33
year,
retired
employee
of
atnt,
but
I'm
back
on
33
acres
of
mom
and
dad's
farm
and
25
acres
of
my
grandparents
farm.
So
it's
more
social
than
anything,
I'm
getting
rid
of
those
rocks
that
bothered
me
when
I
had
to
mow
the
hay
fields
years
ago,
thanks
mr
chair.
H
Thank
you,
chairman
halford,
it's
house,
district,
74,
state
representative,
of
course,
jay
reedy
major
overhaul
through
redistricting,
going
from
three
counties
to
five,
but
I'll
have
the
future
to
talk
about
that
small
business
owner
cattle
farmer.
I
appreciate
all
of
those
that
are
really
steeped
in
agriculture,
proud
of
agriculture
in
tennessee
and
and
looking
forward
to
serving
on
this
committee.
Mr
chairman
representative,.
C
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Yes
mark
cochran
and
so
from
from
mcming
county,
and
I
represent
the
23rd
district,
which
is
mcmahon
and
half
of
monroe.
We
are
pretty
much
right
in
right
in
the
middle
of
knoxville
and
chattanooga
right
in
between
both
of
those
and
so
agricultural
background.
I
I
I've
grown
up
on
our
family's
farm
that
that's
that
has
has
been
in
our
family
for
for
about
six
generations,
so
18,
1860
or
so,
but
but
have
always
enjoyed
just
the
farm
life
and
just
those
agricultural
routes,
and
so
it's
a
it's
a
pleasure
serving
on
this
committee
with
the
rest
of
you
that
have
very
similar
values
and
and
values
that
are
important
to
the
to
the
future
of
our
state.
Thank
you.
C
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
but
halsey
district
2,
which
is
in
kingsport
tennessee,
which
is
about
as
far
as
you
can
get
from
here
and
still
be
in
the
state,
and
it's
right
on
the
virginia
line
about
30
miles
from
north
carolina.
I'm
not
like
these
big
boys.
I
only
have
30
acres.
I
tried
to
raise
about
a
hundred
head
of
katahdin
sheep.
I
don't
recommend
to
that
to
anybody,
but
I
am
interested
in
purchasing
of
three
or
four
bread
heifers
for
about
50
cents
on
the
pound.
A
few
big
boys
got
any
for
sale.
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
I
am
representative
johnny
shaw
represent
district
80
back
in
west
tennessee.
Bolivar
is
county
seat.
Bolivar
tennessee
I
represent
harderman
and
about
a
third
of
madison,
which
I
share
with
a
vice
chair
right
now
be
picking
up
haywood
where
chris
is
leaving
us,
he
they
just.
He
decided
he
didn't
want
to
be
in
the
area.
No
more,
so
they
asked
me
to
take
that
up.
I'm
also
a
businessman.
K
I
actually
wear
well
four
hats
now
because
I
own
and
operate
radio
station
locally,
but
I'm
also
ceo
of
a
company
called
diversified
radio,
which
represents
all
of
the
black
owned
stations
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
I'm
a
baptist
preacher.
So
I
guess
I'm
in
communications.
I
guess
the
quickest
way
to
say
that
I've
been
on
this
committee
for
the
length
of
time.
K
I've
been
here
with
the
exception
of
one
term,
and
I
missed
it
that
year
very
much,
and
I
got
to
tell
you
that
I've
served
with
a
lot
of
chairmans
and
they
were
all
good,
but
you've
been
the
best,
and
I
mean
that,
and
I
can
say
that
publicly
and
openly
you've
been
a
good
chairman.
You've
been
a
fair
chairman
and
I've
enjoyed
working
with
you
and
I'm
going
to
send
you
a
card
about
once
a
month
and
call
you
chairman,
so
you'll
be
satisfied.
K
While
you
sit
on
the
front
porch,
if
that's
okay,
but
I've
really
enjoyed
it.
But
thank
you
and
I've
enjoyed
working
with
all
the
guys
who've
on
the
committee
here
and
all
those
in
the
past.
We've
always
had
a
good
working
relationship
on
this
committee
and
I
never
I
always
felt
like
it
was
just
a
committee.
There
were
no
democrats
or
republicans.
We
were
just
here
to
do
the
work
of
the
people,
and
I
really
appreciate
that.
Thank.
L
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
do
believe,
though,
that
you
won't
be
sitting
on
the
front
porch,
because
your
wife's
got
a
list
of
honeydews,
probably
two
miles
long,
that's
right,
but
I
represent
district
77
in
northwest
tennessee,
dyer
lake
and
obian
counties.
I
am
a
full-time
farmer
me
and
my
two
brothers
on
about
three
thousand
acre
row.
Crop
farm
soybean
means
corn.
L
I
had
some
cattle
at
one
time
when
I
got
elected,
but
my
wife
told
me
that
either
she
was
leaving
the
cows
were
so
they're
gone
and
when
cows
get
out
and
you're
up
here,
you've
got
one
person
to
call,
and
that
was
her.
So
she
didn't
appreciate
that
too
much
but
like,
like
all
the
other
men,
have
said
in
the
how
much
they
appreciate
you
chairman,
hawford,
you've
been
nothing
but
a
gentleman.
You've
always
been
approachable,
fair
kind,
honest.
L
A
To
todd,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
could
repeat
all
of
that,
but
I
don't
want
you
blushing
up
here,
but
you,
you
certainly
have
been
a
good
mentor
to
me
and
my
short
time
here
and
I
appreciate
what
you
bring
the
table.
I'm
chris
todd.
I
represent
most
of
madison
county
around
jackson
and
as
representative
shaw
mentioned,
we
we
serve
that
community
together
and
I
am
in
the
erosion,
control
and
grassing
business.
A
So
I'm
only
kind
of
the
environmental
side
of
providing
environmental
services
for
the
construction
in
the
development
industry
and
have
a
small
farm,
raise
a
little
hay
and
have
a
family
of
three
kids
have
two
boys
and
a
girl
and
they're
all
college
and
beyond,
and
my
wife
and
I
spend
time
together
running
our
business
together,
and
I
appreciate
her
dedication
to
this
job
because
she
has
to,
as
as
representative
grills
mentioned,
she
has
to
keep
everything
going
at
home
when
I'm
here,
I
I
would
comment
about
the
cows
I
sounded
to
me,
like
you,
had
a
fencing
problem
more
than
anything
else,.
M
M
M
It
may
add
up
my
age,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
for
those
who
don't
already
know,
and
we
have
two
state
parks
and
in
the
only
district
that
has
two
state
parks
and
there's
still
full
park
and
me
my
shelby
park
and
I'm
very
proud
of
those
parks
and
do
a
great
great
job.
I
also
am
proud
and
working
closely
with
urban
farmers.
We've
had
some
seminars
listed
members,
very,
very
productive,
with
information
and
encouraging
urban
farming
so
that
we
can
have
food
for
everybody.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
with
you.
M
This
is
my
first
time
with
agriculture
I
had
asked
before,
but
they
didn't
assign
me
so
I
finally
got
here
and
I've
been
joining
and
learning
more
more
and
more
about
farming.
Of
course,
my
grandparents
were
farmers.
I
had
a
farm,
so
I
do
know
a
little
bit
about
some
years
and
in
farming
again,
thanks
for
allowing
me
to
serve
on
this
group.
C
C
I
have
one
thing:
I
want
to
bring
up
we're
we're
operating
under
the
same
committee
rules
that
we
operated
under
last
last
year,
the
first
year
of
the
session-
and
there
is
a
difference
in
the
second
year
of
a
session
concerning
off-notice
rolls
or
whatever.
As
you
realize
you
remember
last
time
there
were
three
roads
and
then
it
goes
to
the
special
committee
at
the
end
of
session.
C
But
since
this
is
the
second
year
of
of
of
a
session,
if
you
had
a
bill
that
was
heard
calendared
in
the
first
year
of
a
session,
we
do
not
start
over
in
the
second
year
of
a
session
that
just
continues
right
on.
So
if
it
had
been
calendared
once
last
session,
then
you
have
two
to
go
before
it
goes
to
the
sec
to
the
special
committee
and
I'm
checking
with
legal
now
to
be
sure
that
that
is
correct
and,
in
my
analysis,
so
they're
in
agreement.
C
That
is,
is
great,
so
just
just
so
you're
aware
that
that
that
could
happen
or
will
happen
in
in
that
event.
So
at
this
point
in
time
we
have
no
other
business
unless
somebody
has
something
they
want
to
say
something
they
want
to
bring
up
at
this
point
in
time.
Otherwise
the
chair
would
recognize
a
motion
to
adjourn.