MINUTES 
          
                  SENATE COMMITTEE ON BORDER AFFAIRS - SPECIAL 
                           Wednesday, October 13, 1999 
                                     9:30 am 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Border  
         Affairs - Special was held on Wednesday, October 13, 1999 in  
         the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator David Sibley                    Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh 
         Senator Carlos Truan 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:35 am.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         Chairman Lucio gave opening remarks. 
          
         Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the proposed interim  
         rules.  Senator Truan seconded the motion.  The motion carried  
         with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2  
         absent. 
          
         The Chair recognized the following witnesses: 
          
         Bomer, Elton, Secretary of State, testified on the interim  
         charges. 
          
         Laney, David, representing Texas Department of Transportation,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         At 10:05 am Senator Sibley assumed the chair.   
          
         At 10:06 am Chairman Lucio resumed the chair. 
          
         Senator Zaffirini moved that the Legislative Budget Board and  
         the Comptroller's office make recommendations based on figures  
         given from the Texas Department of Transportation.  The motion  
  
         carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting,  
         and 2 absent. 
          
         Senator Truan asked for an official transcript of the hearing. 
          
         Redwine, Augustin, Office of the Comptroller of Public  
         Accounts, testified on the interim charges. 
          
         Ancira, Jesse, Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         Mills, Lester, Texas Department of Public Safety, testified on  
         the interim charges. 
          
         Ervin, Clark, Office of the Attorney General, testified on the  
         interim charges. 
          
         De Leon, Horacio, Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
         At 12:20 pm Chairman Lucio asked that the Committee stand at  
         ease for ten minutes.  
          
         At 12:45 the Committee reconvened. 
          
         Sheridan, Mike, Texas Workforce Commission, testified on the  
         interim charges. 
          
         Rogers, Pamela, Texas Department of Economic Development,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         Stewart, Branner, Texas Department of Economic Development,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         At 1:35 pm Senator Shapleigh assumed the chair.   
          
         Pedersen, Craig, Texas Water Development Board, testified on  
         the interim charges. 
          
         At 1:40 pm Chairman Lucio resumed the chair. 
          
         Saitas, Jeff, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         Borger, Diane, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,  
         testified on the interim charges. 
          
         Archer, William, Texas Department of Health, testified on the  
         interim charges. 
          
         Senator Shapleigh gave an introduction for Edward Drusina,  
         Public Works.  Mr.  Drusina gave brief comments to the  
         Committee. 
          
         Drusina, Edward, Public Works, testified on the interim  
         charge. 
  
         Senator Lucio announced that the next committee hearing would  
         be held in El Paso on November 18th and 19th. 
          
         There being no further business, at 3:00 pm Chairman Lucio  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair 
          
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         Stephanie R. Hoover, Clerk