LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Fred Hill, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1012
          Committee on Urban Affairs                              By: Counts
          House
          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 Introduced
         
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