House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
         75th Legislature 
         April 10, 1998 
         10:15 am  (Scheduled meeting time) 
         Perryton High School Auditorium, 1102 South Jefferson St.,  
         Perryton Texas 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 1998, and revised for  
         clarification on April 6, 1998, the House Committee on  
         Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Warren Chisum at  
         10:40 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen; Hirschi;  
                   Howard; Talton (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Puente (3). 
          
         A quorum was present.  Rep. David Swinford was also present. 
          
         The Chair made opening statements. 
          
         The committee and the public viewed The Texas Farm Commercial  
         Sow Facility, located from the HWY 83 and HWY 15 intersection  
         Northeast on HWY 15 for 4 miles and East on Co. Rd. F, 4  
         miles.  The committee and the public toured the Texas Farm  
         Commercial Nursery/Finisher facility, located South of the  
         previous site viewed 8 miles on Co. Rd. 24. 
          
         The committee and the public toured Wolfcreek Feeders, located  
         5.5 miles East of HWY 83 on HWY 2711. 
          
         The committee and the public ate lunch at the Perryton  
         Exposition Building, located North of the Intersection of HWY  
         15 and Jefferson St., in Perryton, Texas. 
          
         The committee and the public toured Dean Paul #2 Farm South of  
         Waka, Texas 4.5 miles on Co. Rd. 3. 
          
         The committee and the public viewed the Texas Farm Feed Mill  
         site, located 2   miles East of Farnsworth, Texas on HWY 15. 
          
         At 3:00 pm, the Chair called roll at the Perryton High School  
  
         Auditorium, located at 1102 South Jefferson St. in Perryton,  
         Texas, which was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen; Howard;  
                   Talton (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dukes; Hirschi, Kuempel; Puente (3). 
          
         A quorum was present.  Rep. David Swinford was also present. 
          
         The committee heard public testimony. 
          
         Rep. Hirschi now present, and Sen. Teel Bivens was also  
         present. 
          
         The committee heard more public testimony. 
          
         At 6:00 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
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         Rep. Warren Chisum, Chair 
          
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         Derek Seal, General Counsel