SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, May 8, 2001 PLACE: E1.036 CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis ___________________________________________________________________________ The Finance Committee will consider the following bills: HB 1200 Brimer / et al. SP: Harris Relating to the enactment of the Texas Economic Development Act, authorizing certain ad valorem tax incentives for economic development, including authorizing school districts to provide tax relief for certain corporations and limited liability companies that make large investments that create jobs in this state, to authorizing the imposition of certain impact fees, and to continuing the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act. SB 1801 Ogden Relating to the amount of tuition that a public institution of higher education must set aside for Texas Public Education Grants. HB 2604 McReynolds / et al. SP: Duncan Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to the imposition of an assessment on certain insurers to finance that assistance. HB 3097 Counts SP: Truan Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board. HJR 82 Counts SP: Truan Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue additional general obligation bonds and to use certain assets in certain funds to provide for veterans cemeteries. SCR 39 Van de Putte Allowing Carmen R. Melenyzer to sue the State of Texas and John Cornyn, Attorney General of the State of Texas. SCR 42 Whitmire Granting Gibson Recycling, Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. SCR 48 Bivins Granting Cyral and Patricia Farley permission to sue the state and the General Land Office. SB 1838 Duncan Relating to certain long-term care facilities. ___________________________________________________________________________