Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 78th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Eliot Shapleigh
MEMBERS
Craig Estes
Troy Fraser
CLERK:
Katherine Saunders
TEL:
(512) 463-4779
Video/Audio — Archives
78th Session Interim
- September 27, 2004
- August 23, 2004 — Road hearing in Wichita Falls, TX; audio only. (*audio issues)
- April 19, 2004 — Road hearing in San Antonio, TX; audio only.
78th Regular Session
Interim Charges
- Study and evaluate the implementation of SB 652, SB 1295 and SJR 55, 78th Legislature. Address defense community use of loan programs created by these bills and make recommendations on how to best use loan proceeds to maintain Texas bases. Study the effects of urban encroachment upon Texas military installations.
- Study and communicate national Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) developments, criteria and timelines to the Texas Military Planning Commission (TMPC) and affected military communities. Coordinate and monitor all BRAC issues associated with the Governor's and Lt. Governor's offices, the TMPC, the Office of State-Federal Relations, the State Congressional Delegation, and the Texas House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations.
