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