LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session April 28, 1995 TO: Honorable Curtis Seidlits, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute Committee on State Affairs for House House of Representatives Bill No. 3054 Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 3054 (Relating to the creation of crime control and prevention districts in certain municipalities; authorizing certain taxes.) this office has determined the following: The bill would add Article 2370-c-5 to Title 44, Revised Statutes, authorizing a municipality to create a crime control and prevention district and levy a sales and use tax for the purpose of financing the operation of a district, subject to a confirmation election by a majority of voters in the district. A district could not contain more than one municipality. A municipality would not be allowed to adopt a sales and use tax for a crime control and prevention district if it would result in a combined local sales and use tax rate of more than two percent in any location in the district. A district would not be authorized to issue bonds. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The fiscal implication to the units of local government cannot be determined. Source: LBB Staff: JK, BR, DF