The House Committee on Appropriations 
         77th Legislature 
         January 24, 2001 
         7:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 18, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Junell, at 7:00  
         a.m. and revised on January 19, 2001. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Flores; Giddings; Glaze;  Hamric; Heflin; Janek; King,  
                   Tracy; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett;  
                   Pitts; Turner, Sylvester (16). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Gutierrez; Farrar;  
                   Eiland; Gallego; Hochberg; Luna, Vilma; Maxey; Puente;  
                   Smith (11). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.)(Representative Delisi now  
         present.)(Representative Gutierrez now present.)(Representative  
         Smith now present.)(Representative Puente now  
         present.)(Representative Farrar now present.)(Representative  
         Luna, Vilma now present.)(Representative Maxey now  
         present.)(Representative Hochberg now present.)(Representative  
         Eiland now present.)(Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         (Representative Farabee now present.)(Representative Gray now  
         present.) 
         (Representative Chavez now present.)(Representative Merritt now  
         present.)(Representative Ehrhardt now present.)(Representative  
         Wohlgemuth now present.)(Representative Naishtat now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         At 9:45 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:58 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Delisi; Hamric; Heflin;  Janek; Luna, Vilma; Maxey;  
                   Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Smith  
                   (15). 
  
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Farrar; Flores;  
                   Gallego; Giddings; Glaze; Gutierrez; Hochberg; King,  
                   Tracy; McReynolds; Turner, Sylvester (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now present.)(Representative Coleman  
         now present.)(Representative Eiland now present.)(Representative  
         Farrar now present.)(Representative Giddings now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Glaze now present.)(Representative Turner,  
         Sylvester now present.)(Representative Flores now  
         present.)(Representative Gutierrez now present.)(Representative  
         Hochberg now present.)(Representative McReynolds now present.) 
          
         (Representative Naishtat now present.)(Representative Villarreal  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Seaman now present.)(Governor Ratliff now  
         present.) 
          
         At 4:56 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., January 25, 2001. 
          
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         Rep. Junell, Chair 
          
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         Darshoel Willis, Clerk