LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 24, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Fred Hill, Chair             IN RE:  House Bill No. 1457
         Committee on Urban Affairs                     By: Hudson
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas







FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1457 (relating to review of enforcement of the federal fair
housing laws 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 institute a process to improve the enforcement
federal fair housing laws in the State of Texas.  The Department
of Housing and Community Affairs would be required to review and
gather information regarding violations of federal fair housing
laws in subsidized housing.  The Department would then submit
this information to the Office of the Attorney General, which
would be required to forward this information to the appropriate
federal authorities.

Since 1990, the Texas Commission on Human Rights has been
responsible for enforcing the Texas Fair Housing Act. This
involves investigating and resolving complaints of housing
discrimination.  The bill would not have an effect on this
statutory responsibility.  It would, however, require the
Department of Housing and Community Affairs to obtain information
from the Texas Commission on Human Rights and analyze the extent
to which violations occur, the methods used by the federal
government to remedy racial discrimination, and the effectiveness
of those methods.    




The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of 
the bill during each of the first  five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
     



            Fiscal   Probable Cost        Change in   
             Year       Out of         Number of State
                    General Revenue    Employees from 
                        Fund 001           FY 1995    
                                                      
          1996                $48,373              1.0
          1997                 48,373              1.0
                                                      
          1998                 48,373              1.0
                                                      
          1999                 48,373              1.0
          2000                 48,373              1.0
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
       Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.

No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.


Source:   Office of the Attorney General, Department of Housing
                          and Community Affairs
          LBB Staff: JK, PVT, RR