The House Committee on Appropriations                   
         Subcommittee on General Government 
         78th Legislature 
         February 11, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 6, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on General Government,  
         met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Pickett, at 8:08 a.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pickett; Crownover; Hamric; Isett;  
                   McClendon (5). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Isett in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett in chair.) 
          
         At 10:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the Adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:45 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Pickett. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pickett, Crownover; Isett; McClendon  
                   (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Hamric (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett in chair.)  
          
         At 4:48 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February 12, 2003. 
          
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         Rep. Pickett, Chair 
          
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         Luis Gonzalez, Clerk