The House Committee on Transportation 
         78th Legislature 
         February 18, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 13, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Krusee, at 8:04  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Garza; Harper-Brown;  
                   Mercer (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Hamric; Edwards; Hill; Laney (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 507 
          
         The chair laid out HB 507. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Laney now present.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 479 
          
         The chair laid out HB 479. 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         License Plates:  Representative Garza, Chair; Representatives  
         Edwards and Phillips. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Best Practices:  Representative Mercer, Chair; Representatives  
         Harper-Brown and Phillips. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         T-3:  Representative Harper-Brown, Chair; Representatives Mercer  
         and Phillips. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         TxDOT Efficiency:  Representative Phillips, Chair;  
         Representatives Harper-Brown and Mercer. 
          
         At 8:40 a.m., on the motion of Representative Edwards and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call  
         of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Krusee, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Laurie McAnally, Clerk