The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

February 24, 2011

7:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 18, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 7:12 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Darby; Gooden; Hochberg; King, Susan; Margo; Martinez, "Mando"; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Office of the Attorney General

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Otto moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Commission on the Arts

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Commission on the Arts.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

(Representative McClendon now present.)

(Representative Riddle now present.)

Representative Button moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Bond Review Board

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Bond Review Board.

Representative McClendon moved adoption of the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas.

The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas pending.

Comptroller of Public Accounts

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendation for the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

(Representative Giddings now present.)

Representative Shelton moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Fiscal Programs – Comptroller of Public Accounts

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Fiscal Programs – Comptroller Public Accounts.

Representative Margo moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Social Security & Benefits Replacement Pay

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Social Security & Benefits Replacement Pay.

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Commission on State Emergency Communications

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Button moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Texas Ethics Commission

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Ethics Commission.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Martinez moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Facilities Commission

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Facilities Commission.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Button moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Revenue Bonds for Lease Payments

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Revenue Bonds for Lease Payments.

Representative Shelton moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Public Finance Authority

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Public Finance Authority.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Martinez moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Public Finance Authority – G.O. Bond Debt Service

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Public Finance Authority – G.O. Bond Debt Service.

The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for the Public Finance Authority – G.O. Bond Debt Service pending.

Fire Fighters’ Pension Commissioner

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Fire Fighters’ Pension Commissioner.

(Representative Eiland now present.)

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Office of the Governor

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Office of the Governor.

Representative Martinez moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Trusteed Program within the Office of the Governor.

(Representative Dukes now present.)

The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor temporarily pending.

Historical Commission

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Historical Commission.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for the for the Historical Commission pending.

Department of Information Resources

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Information Resources.

Representative Button moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Library & Archives Commission

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Library & Archives Commission.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Pension Review Board

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Pension Review Board.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Preservation Board

The chair laid out he subcommittee recommendations for the Preservation Board.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Martinez moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

State Office of Risk Management

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the State office of Risk Management.

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Workers Compensation Payments

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Workers Compensation Payments.

Representative Margo moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Secretary of State

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Secretary of State.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative McClendon moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Veterans Commission

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Veterans Commission.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Representative Shelton moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations. The motion was adopted without objection.

Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor.

Vice chair Turner moved to leave Items 1 and 2 under Cost Out Adjustments pending. The motion was adopted without objection.

Representative Shelton moved to adopt the subcommittee recommendations as amended. The motion was adopted without objection.

At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of Representative Pitts and without objection, the meeting was adjourned.

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

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Jonathon Storms, Clerk