House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature February 18, 1997 8:00 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on February 06, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at 9:49 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Gallego; Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Pitts; Raymond; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (21). Absent: Representatives Coleman; Finnell; Glaze; Hinojosa; Price; Swinford (6). A quorum was present. ARTICLE VII (CONT'D) Transportation, Texas Department of Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. At 9:55 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 11:00 am 02/18/97. The Committee reconvened at 11:05 am. Roll was taken. Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar; Davis; Finnell; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin; Hernanadez; Hochberg; Mowery; Raymond; West (14). Absent: Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Gallego; Haggerty; Hinojosa; Kubiak; Moreno; Pitts; Price; Swinford; Tillery; Turner; Walker ( 13). Transportation, Texas Department of (cont'd) Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. At 12:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:30 pm on February 18, 1997. The Committee reconvened at 1:35 pm. Roll was taken. Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar; Finnell; Gallego; Greenberg; Heflin; Kubiak; Mowery; Raymond; Tillery; Turner; Walker; West (15). Absent: Representatives Coleman; Davis; Eiland; Glaze; Haggerty; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hochberg; Moreno; Pitts; Price; Swinford ( 12). Representative Finnell makes a motion to adopt a rider on FM roads. A non record vote is taken. The montion fails. Representative Heflin moves to adopt the LBB budget with pending items and as amended. Transfer funds in A.1.1. for right of way to A.1.2. Add estimated dollar amounts to A.1.3 and A.1.5. Add dollars for indirect administration. Increase dollars in A.1.6. Add GR in Article XI for A.1.6. Add GR in Article XI for public transportation. Add to Article XI the authority for ATPA to spend. Create a seperate strategy for ATPA. Add a new rider on travel literature. Make a technical correction. Add Davis rider on Interagency contracts as amended. Add Cuellar rider on research measures. Add Swinford rider on intent. Representative Finell moves to reconsider previous rider on FM roads. A non-record vote is taken. The motion passes. The rider is adopted.