HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Land & Resource Management TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Monday, March 5, 2001 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Gary Walker ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will meet to consider the following: HB 819 Counts / et al. Relating to transfer of the Office of Rural Affairs to the Department of Agriculture. HB 1596 Counts Relating to programs to promote agriculture and economic development in rural areas of this state. HB 1723 Seaman Relating to the creation of a county employment development board in certain counties to develop programs for rural economic assistance for career training; authorizing a tax. HB 1811 Kolkhorst Relating to the use of certain federal housing funds. ___________________________________________________________________________