The House Committee on Appropriations 
         77th Legislature 
         April 24, 2002 
         9:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2002, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Junell, at 9:04  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Delisi; Flores; Giddings; Glaze; Gutierrez; Hamric;  
                   Janek; Luna, Vilma; Maxey; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul;  
                   Mowery; Puente; Turner, Sylvester (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Farrar; Gallego;  
                   Heflin; Hochberg; King, Tracy; Pickett; Pitts; Smith  
                   (10). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hochberg now present.)(Representative Gallego  
         now present.)(Representative Coleman now  
         present.)(Representative Farrar now present.)(Representative  
         Eiland now present.)(Representative Heflin now present.) 
          
         At 1:28 p.m., 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. Junell, Chair 
          
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         Eileen Smith, Clerk