MINUTES 
                                           
                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
         Subcommittee on the Effect of Government Regulations on Economic  
                                    Development 
                            Wednesday, December 1, 1999 
                                     10:00 a.m. 
                    Bay Area Community Center, Clear Lake, Texas 
                                           
                                       ***** 
                                           
         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Economic  
         Development, Subcommittee on the Effect of Government  
         Regulations on Economic Development, was held on Wednesday,  
         December 1, 1999, in the Bay Area Community Center, Clear Lake,  
         Texas. 
          
                                       ***** 
                                           
         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Mike Jackson, Chairman 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister               
         Senator John Carona                      
                                                  
                                       ***** 
                                           
         Chairman Jackson called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.   
         There being a quorum present, the  following business was  
         transacted:   
          
         Chairman Jackson introduced the members of the Subcommittee and  
         welcomed Senator David Sibley, Chairman of the standing  
         Committee on Economic Development, to the hearing. 
          
         Chairman Jackson then announced that the committee would begin  
         with invited testimony.  The following witnesses testified on  
         the impact of local, state and federal government regulations on  
         economic development: 
          
              Julia Rathgeber, representing the Texas Natural Resources  
              Conservation Commission  
              Brian Murray, representing the Texas Department of Economic  
         Development 
              Tonia Ramirez, representing the Texas Department of  
         Transportation. 
          
         Following the invited testimony and questions from the members,  
         Chairman Jackson opened public testimony.  The following  
         witnesses testified in the order listed: 
          
              Jim Lester, representing Environmental Institute of Houston 
  
              David E. Benson, representing the City of Pasadena/Pasadena  
         Second Century Corporation 
              Fred Welch, representing the Brazoria County Partnership 
              Mike Rozell, representing Harris County Judge Eckels office 
              Rick Lawrence, representing LaMarque Economic Development  
         Corporation  
              Toy Wood, representing GHBA and Houston Construction  
         Industry Council 
              Hans Olavson, representing the Texas Department of  
         Transportation. 
          
         The Chairman read the names of the following witnesses who  
         registered but did not wish to testify: 
          
              Michael Franklin, representing himself 
              Ken Huestetler, representing the City of Dickinson 
              Tony Wiese, representing himself 
              Darcy Zarubiak, representing the D/FW International  
         Airport. 
          
         There being no further business, at 12:35 p.m. Chairman Jackson  
         moved that the Subcommittee stand recessed subject to the call  
         of the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         ____________________________ 
         Senator Mike Jackson, Chairman 
          
         ____________________________ 
         Danielle Delgadillo for 
         Barbara Henderson, Clerk