LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 7, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1012, As Engrossed
          Committee on Intergovernmental Relations                              By: Counts
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1012 ( Relating 
to the appointment of an environmental health officer in a home-rule 
municipality.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1012-As Engrossed
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
A municipality choosing to appoint an environmental health officer, 
as provided by this bill, could incur additional costs associated 
with the officer's salary, benefits, travel, and other expenses, 
if the municipality chose to create a new position for this 
office.  There would be no significant fiscal implication associated 
with designating a current employee as environmental health 
officer, unless that employee received a substantial salary 
increase as a result of the designation. 
          
   Source:            Agencies:   501   Department of Health
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TL