LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 26, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Bob Hunter, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 726
          Committee on State, Federal & International Relations                              By: Hunter
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB726 ( Relating 
to the authority of the Texas Historical Commission to accept 
donations and services from a volunteer or volunteer group.) 
this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB726-As Introduced
         

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would amend Section 442.005(p) of the Government Code 
to allow the Historical Commission to accept donation of services 
to carry out any purpose of Chapter 442, and specifies that 
funds raised or services provided by a volunteer or volunteer 
group to promote the work of the commission may also be accepted 
by the commission.  The bill would allow the commission to participate 
in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit 
organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide 
services or other benefits to the commission.

         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   808   Historical Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,JA