MINUTES 
                                           
            STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 
                              Wednesday, April 2, 2003 
                                     3:00 p.m. 
                      Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Standing Senate Subcommittee on  
         Base Realignment and Closure was held on Wednesday, April 2,  
         2003, in the Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20, at  
         Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh                 Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Frank Madla 
                                           
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         Chairman Shapleigh called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.   
         There being a quorum present, the following business was  
         transacted. 
          
         Chairman Shapleigh welcomed everyone to the organizational  
         hearing and make opening remarks.  Chairman Shapleigh laid out  
         the Subcommittee rules.  Senator Madla moved to adopt the rules;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         After completing the Subcommittee's organization business, the  
         chair laid out SB 1295 and recognized the author, Senator Van de  
         Putte, to explain the bill.  The chair laid out SJR 49 and  
         recognized the author, Senator Van de Putte, to explain the  
         accompanying resolution to SB 1295.  Mr. Ed Davis, representing  
         City of San Antonio, testified in favor of the bill.  Mr. Thomas  
         R. Rumora, representing the Brooks Development Authority  
         testified in favor of the bill.  Mr. Bob Rasmussen, representing  
         the Greater Kelly Development Authority, testified in favor of  
         the bill.   The Honorable Mayor Ed Garza, representing the City  
         of San Antonio, testified in favor of the bill.  At the request  
         of Senator Van de Putte, public testimony was left open.  In  
         addition, at the request of Senator Van de Putte, Senator  
         Shapleigh moved that both SB 1295 and SJR 49 be left pending;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1143 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla sent up Committee  
         Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment  
         was adopted.  Mr. Ed Davis, representing the City of San  
         Antonio, testified in favor of the bill and responded to  
  
         questions by the Chair.  Bob Rasmussen, representing Greater  
         Kelly Development Authority,  testified in favor of the bill and  
         responded to questions by the Chair.  The Honorable Mayor Ed  
         Garza, representing the City of San Antonio, testified in favor  
         of the bill. The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Madla  
         requested unanimous consent to roll the amendment into a  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Madla then moved that the committee substitute be  
         adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Madla  
         moved that SB 1143, as amended, be reported back to the full  
         Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 2 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 1 absent.  
           
         The chair laid out SB 1565 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Madla to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Mr. Jim Campbell, representing the City of San Antonio,  
         testified in favor of the bill and responded to questions by the  
         Chair.  The Honorable Mayor Ed Garza, representing the City of  
         San Antonio, testified in favor of the bill.  Mr. Gary  
         Patterson, representing East Central ISD, registered in favor of  
         the bill but did not testify.  Mr. Thomas M. Rumora,  
         representing the Brooks Development Authority, registered in  
         favor of the bill but did not testify. The chair moved that the  
         public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Madla  
         moved that SB 1565 do not pass but that CSSB 1565 be reported  
         back to the full Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military  
         Installations with the recommendation that it do pass and be  
         printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 2 ayes, 0  
         nay, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         At 7:46 p.m. Senator Madla assumed the chair.   
         The chair laid out SB 1439 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Senator Shapleigh sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Their being no witnesses for, on or against, the  
         chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Shapleigh moved adoption  
         of the committee substitute; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1439 do not pass but  
         that CSSB 1439 be reported back to the full Committee on Veteran  
         Affairs and Military Installations  with the recommendation that  
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record  
         vote of 2 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.  
          
         At 8:05 p.m. Senator Shapleigh resumed the chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 8:08 p.m. Senator Shapleigh  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Eliot Shapleigh, Chair 
          
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         Deborah Fine - Knapp, Clerk