House Committee on Appropriations 
         75th Legislature 
         April 3, 1997 
         1:30 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at  
         1:35 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar;  
                   Davis; Eiland; Finnell; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin;  
                   Hernandez; Moreno; Mowery; Price; Raymond; Swinford;  
                   Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George  
                   "Buddy" (20). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Gallego; Haggerty;  
                   Hinojosa; Hochberg; Kubiak; Pitts (7). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1706 and 1898 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1706 and 1898.   
          
         The chair explained the measures.   
          
         Amtrak SB 1706 & Sec 7; SB 1898 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Pitts now present.)   
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.)   
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.)   
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.)   
          
         SB 1706 was left pending without objection.  
          
         Testimony on SB 1898 (Cont.) 
          
         Section 1.  Department of Human Services 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 2.  Protective and Regulatory Services 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 3. ERS 
          
         Section 5.  Edwards Aquifer Authority 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 4.  Youth Commission 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 6. Department of Information Resources 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 8.  Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 9.  Natural Resource Conservation Commission: Contract  
         Payment 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Section 10.  Higher Education Coordinating Board 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
          
         Representative Junell offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Texas Southern University 
          
         Representative Junell offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Texas A & M Galveston 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         Angelo State University 
          
         Representative Junell offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         SB 1898 was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:32 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until April 8, 1997 at 11:00 am or  
         upon adjournment of the House. 
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Robert Junell, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Janis Carter, Clerk