MINUTES 
          
                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
                           Subcommittee on Agriculture 
                            Thursday, April 15, 1999 
                                     1:00 pm 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing Senate Senate Committee on Natural  
         Resources, Subcommittee on Agriculture was held on Thursday,  
         April 15, 1999 in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at  
         Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Tom Haywood                     Senator Teel Bivins 
                                                 Senator Kenneth  
         Armbrister 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:10 pm.  The  
         following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 977 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Ratliff, to explain the bill.   
          
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.   
          
         Senator Armbrister sent up Amendment 1, hearing no objection  
         it was so adopted. 
          
         Senator Armbrister moved that SB 977 be reported favorably  
         back to full committee. The motion carried with a vote of 2  
         ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         The Chair laid out HB 431 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Madla, to explain the bill.   
          
         Senator Armbrister sent up committee substitute; Chair  
         recognized the sponsor to explain the differences 
          
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.   
         Senator Armbrister moved adoption of the committee substitute,  
  
         without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Armbrister moved that CSHB 431 be reported favorably  
         back to the full committee. The motion carried with a vote of  
         2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         Senator Armbrister moved adoption of minutes from 4/08/99.  
         Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Three being no further business, at1:35 pm Senator Armbrister  
         moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it  
         was so ordered. 
          
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         Senator Tom Haywood, Chair 
          
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         Todd Kercheval, Clerk