LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 17, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2345
          Committee on Land and Resource Management                              By: Hightower
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2345 ( Relating 
to the authority of a general-law municipality to annex additional 
areas.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2345-As Introduced
         

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would allow municipalities with a population of 700 
to 1,000 to annex areas without the consent of the residents 
or voters in the area.

This bill would facilitate annexations 
by such municipalities, allowing them to expand their tax bases 
and increase revenues accordingly.  No significant fiscal implication 
is expected as a result of this bill's enactment.
          
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                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,TL