LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session April 4, 1995 TO: Honorable Curtis Seidlits, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 244 Committee on State Affairs By: Yarbrough House of Representatives Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 244 (Relating to ensuring that the state and its local governments and citizens receive all available federal assistance in connection with the reduction, closure, or conversion of federal military bases in this state.) this office has determined the following: The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill would require the Governor to initiate and coordinate the efforts of state government to obtain the maximum amount of available federal assistance for the state and local governments and citizens in connection with the reduction, closure, or conversion of federal military bases in the state. The bill would also establish an advisory committee consisting of six members. The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor would appoint three members each to the committee with the Governor designating one of the members as the presiding officer. Reimbursement for advisory committee expenses would need to be authorized in the General Appropriations Act. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Source: Office of the Governor LBB Staff: JK, ML, DF