MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS 
                             Tuesday, January 29, 2002 
                                     9:00 a.m. 
                           University of Texas at El Paso 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State Affairs  
         was held on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, in the University of  
         Texas at El Paso 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Florence Shapiro                Senator John Carona 
         Senator Carlos Truan                    Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Frank Madla 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 9:20 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The Chair welcomed the members of the committee, thanked the  
         President of UTEP and made opening remarks.  The Chair  
         recognized Senator Shapleigh for opening remarks. 
          
         Senator Shapleigh moved adoption of the minutes from the  
         previous hearing held on October 29, 2001; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
          
         The chair began discussion with invited testimony on committee  
         charges one and three which relate to transportation planning  
         and the commercial trucking industry. 
          
         At 11:20 a.m. Senator Armbrister assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair called invited testimony from witnesses relating to  
         the above charges. 
          
         At 12:10 p.m. Senator Truan assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair opened public testimony on committee charges one and  
         three.  Witnesses registering on these charges are shown on the  
  
         attached list.   
          
         At 1:46 p.m. Senator Armbrister resumed the chair.   
          
         Public testimony was closed, without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         At 3:00 p.m. Senator Shapleigh assumed the chair.   
          
         At 3:04 p.m. Senator Armbrister resumed the chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 3:07 p.m. the chair moved  
         that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the  
         chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair                   Cindy S.  
                                                           Hodges, Clerk