MINUTES 
          
                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
                           Subcommittee on Agriculture 
                           Thursday, February 18, 1999 
                                    1:00 p.m. 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Senate  
         Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Agriculture  
         was held on Thursday, February 18, 1999 in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Tom Haywood                     Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB448 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Duncan, to explain the bill. 
          
         Senator Duncan then explained SB 448. 
          
         Susan Combs, representing Texas Department of Agriculture,  
         testified in favor of the bill. 
          
         Chris Shields, representing Texas Agriculture Aviation  
         Association, testified in favor of the bill. 
          
         Michael Reeves, representing Lubbock Chamber of Commerce,  
         registered in favor of the bill but did not testify. 
          
         Morris Wilkes, representing Lubbock Chamber of Commerce,  
         registered in favor of the bill but did not testify. 
           
         The Chair then asked if there was any one else here to testify  
         on, for or against the bill. 
          
         Hearing none the Chair closed public testimony. 
          
         The Chair then instructed the clerk to call the roll. The  
         motion carried with a vote of 2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not  
         voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         The Chair announced that the bill is reported to the Senate  
         Natural Resources committee favorably. 
          
         The Chair then told Senator Duncan it would be held there  
         because of the large fiscal implications of this bill. Senator  
         Duncan then explained that the fiscal note was not completely  
         accurate and that they are working to have it corrected by  
         Monday. 
          
         The Chair called for any other business, Senator Armbrister  
         moved that the Minutes from the previous meeting be adopted.  
         There being no objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 1:40 p.m. Senator Haywood  
         moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Tom Haywood, Chair 
          
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         Todd Kercheval, Clerk