The House Committee on Public Safety 
         76th Legislature 
         May 16, 2000 
         12:30 p.m. 
         Mabee Center, 1219 Fisk Ave, Brownwood, Texas 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Turner, Bob, at  
         12:36 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Turner, Bob; Keel; Berman; Carter;  
                   Hupp; Najera (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Driver; Gutierrez; King, Phil (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chairman Turner laid out Interim Charge number four, which deals  
         with the "One Call to Dig" concept. 
          
         Don Ward, Executive Director of the One-Call Board of Texas,  
         made opening remarks and discussed the findings of the One-Call  
         Board of Texas - Industry Task Force.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keel in chair during Lee Marrs testimony.) 
          
         (Representative Turner, Bob in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:31 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Turner, Bob, Chair 
          
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         Jim Reaves, Clerk