LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1216, As Engrossed
          Committee on State Affairs                              By: Edwards
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1216 ( Relating 
to the creation and operation of the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth 
Cultural and Historical Commission.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1216-As Engrossed
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal 
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions 
of the bill.
         
 
Fiscal Analysis

The bill would create the Texas Emancipation 
Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission to coordinate 
state and local activities relating to the celebration of Juneteenth 
and to be responsible for the construction, dedication, and 
maintenance of a Juneteenth memorial monument.  The commission 
would consist of 11 members serving staggered six year terms. 
 Public members of the commission would be entitled to reimbursement 
for travel expenses incurred while conducting commission business. 
 Unless reauthorized by sunset legislation, the commission would 
be abolished  on September 1, 2001.  

The bill would allow 
the commission to accept donations, gifts, grants, property, 
or matching funds from public or private sources for commission 
use. 

The bill would create the Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural 
and Historical Commission Account as an account in the General 
Revenue Fund.  All money collected by the commission would be 
deposited to the credit of the account.  Money in the account 
could only be appropriated to the commission for the administration 
of this bill. 

Methodology

This fiscal note assumes that 
private contributions, donations, and grants raised by the commission 
would be sufficient to cover the costs of implementing the bill's 
provisions. 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   808   Historical Commission
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,JD ,JA