House Committee on Transportation 
         75th Legislature 
         July 29, 1998 
         1:00 p.m.  
         San Angelo Convention Center 
         500 Rio Concho Drive 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on July 15, 1998, the House  
         Committee on Transportation met in a joint public hearing with  
         the House Committee on General Investigating and was called to  
         order by the Acting Chair, Representative Siebert at 1:05 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Siebert; Hawley; Hill (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Finnell;  
                   Hartnett; Pickett; Uher (6). 
          
         The following individuals were recognized by the chair to  
         testify: 
         Mike Regan, Executive Director, representing the Texas  
         Railroad Commission 
         Jerry L. Martin, Rail Division Director, representing the  
         Texas Railroad Commission 
         Dr. Paul R. Weyerts, Mayor, representing the City of Alpine 
         Judge Mike Brown, County Judge, representing Tom Green County 
         Johnny Fender, Mayor, representing the City of San Angelo 
         Jaime Ramirez, County Commissioner, representing Presidio  
         County 
         Gregg McKenzie, County Commissioner, representing Pecos County 
         Jimmy McClure, Mayor, representing the City of McCamey 
         Felipe A. Cordero, County Commissioner, representing Presidio  
         County 
          
         Rep. Siebert moved that the committee stand at ease for three  
         minutes. There was no objection and the meeting committee  
         recessed at 2:45 p.m. 
          
         Rep. Siebert called the meeting back to order at 2:50 p.m. 
          
         The following individuals were recognized by the chair to  
         testify: 
         Jim Randall, Interim Public Transit Division Director, Texas  
         Department of Transportation 
         Phillip Hendrix, State of Texas Mexico Office, representing  
         the Texas Department of Economic Development 
         Javier Tello, Chief Transportation Officer, representing  
         Ferrocarril Mexicano 
         Sergio M. Ferrer, Attorney, representing Ferrocarril Mexicano 
         Donald Cheatham, representing Longhorn Railway Co. 
         Keith Mayo, representing Dinosoil, Inc and Geronimo Properties 
         Don Hoyte, representing the Comptroller of Public Accounts  
         John Sharp 
         George C. Wight, representing Mining Hard Rock, Inc. 
  
         Robert Post, representing the South Orient Rural Rail  
         Transportation District 
         David Teel, representing the Texas Department of Economic  
         Development 
          
         Howard McKissack, Mayor, representing the City of Fort  
         Stockton 
         Doug Lively, City Manager, representing the City of Alpine 
         Dr. Steve Roop, representing the Texas Transportation  
         Institute at Texas A&M University 
         Roy D. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, representing South  
         Orient Railroad 
         Andres de la Concha, representing the San Angelo Chamber of  
         Commerce 
         Corrin J. McGrath, City Manager, representing the City of  
         Dublin  
         Ross D. Jones, representing himself 
         Eugene Kasberg, Jr., representing Kasberg Grain Co., Inc. 
          
         The following individuals were recognized, but did not wish to  
         testify: 
         Michael N. Jones, representing the Texas Railroad Commission 
         Sidney Mabry, County Judge, representing Irion County 
         Mike Murchison, representing Runnels County  
         Paul Valenzuela, County Commissioner, representing Pecos  
         County 
         Keith Starr, representing Dinosoil, Inc. 
         John Charles Wessling, representing Mining Hard Rock 
         Paul W. Pusley, representing Longhorn Railway Co. 
         Michael Kovacs, representing the City of Presidio 
         Rick DeHoyos, representing himself 
         Derek Johnson, representing State Representative Jim Keffer 
         Silvester Arrambide, representing Longhorn Railway Co. 
         Henry B. Lampe, Assistant Vice President-Shortline  
         Development, representing Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway 
         Haywood Ware, Director of Governmental Relations, representing  
         Metcalf and Eddy 
         William D. Green, representing Texas Tank Car Works 
         Delmon Hodges, representing Hodges Oil Co., Inc. 
         Troy Ward, representing Dinosoil, Inc. 
         Melba Carmichael, representing herself and the West Texas  
         Railroad Historical Society 
         G. D. Jamar, representing himself 
         Kenneth L. McNease, President, representing the Historic  
         Orient Santa Fe Depot, Inc. 
         Charles A. Anderson, representing himself 
         David Wood, representing the Railway Museum of San Angelo and  
         the Historic Santa Fe Orient Depot, Inc. 
         Douglas B. Clark, representing Railway Museum of San Angelo 
         Tommy Robinson, representing Railway Museum of San Angelo 
         Dan Evans, representing Miles Coop Gin/Elevator 
         Jacks Shepard, representing Ballinger Coop 
          
         At 4:48 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without  
 
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         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of  
         the chair.   
          
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         Rep. Bill Siebert, Vice Chair 
          
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         Tom Tagliabue, Clerk 
          
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