The House Committee on Appropriations 
         77th Legislature 
         January 25, 2001 
         7:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 18, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Junell, at 7:02  
         a.m. and revised on January 19, 2001. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Coleman; Delisi; Giddings; Gutierrez; Hamric; Heflin;  
                   Hochberg; King, Tracy; Luna, Vilma; Maxey; Moreno,  
                   Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Turner,  
                   Sylvester (19). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Eiland; Farrar; Flores; Gallego;  
                   Glaze; Janek; McReynolds; Smith (8). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Janek now present.)(Representative McReynolds  
         now present.)(Representative Smith now present.)(Representative  
         Farrar now present.)(Representative Glaze now  
         present.)(Representative Flores now present.)(Representative  
         Eiland now present.)(Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         (Representative Farabee now present.) 
          
         (Representative Deshotel now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Martinez Fischer, Trey now present.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         (Representative Olivo now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         At 9:50 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:39 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as  
  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Coleman; Eiland; Farrar; Flores; Giddings; Glaze;  
                   Hamric; Heflin; Hochberg; Janek; King, Tracy; Luna,  
                   Vilma; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett;  
                   Pitts; Puente; Smith; Turner, Sylvester (23). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Delisi; Gallego; Gutierrez; Maxey (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez now present.)(Representative Delisi  
         now present.)(Representative Maxey now present.) 
          
         (Representative Farabee now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         (Senator Lucio now present.) 
          
         (Secretary Cuellar now present.) 
          
         (Speaker Laney now present.) 
          
         (Representative Krusee now present.) 
          
         At 3:36 p.m., on the motion of Representative West, the  
         committee adopted the committee rules and passed unanimously. 
          
         At 3:37 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. Junell, Chair 
          
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         Darshoel Willis, Clerk