The House Committee on Rural Development, Select 
         76th Legislature 
         April 19, 2000 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Plainview Country Club 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Rural Development, Select met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Telford, at  
         10:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Telford; Alexander; Chisum; Counts;  
                   Hawley; Keffer; King, Tracy; McReynolds; Ramsay;  
                   Swinford (10). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Rangel (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hawley in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Telford in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:26 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. Telford, Chair 
          
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         Kelley McGary, Clerk