LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 29, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2353, As Engrossed
          Committee on State Affairs                              By: Finnell
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2353 ( Relating 
to rural rail transportation districts.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2353-As Engrossed
         
  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
The bill would allow elected officers of the state or political 
subdivisions who are not prohibited by the Texas Constitution, 
to serve on the board of directors for rural rail transportation 
districts.  The bill would require newly created rural rail 
transportation districts to notify the Texas Transportation 
Institute (TTI) of the creation of the district.  The bill would 
require the TTI to make available to the district a guide of 
the services and information that TTI provides.  TTI estimates 
that there would be a cost to general revenue of $10,000 to 
develop the required information. 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   455   Railroad Commission
                                         601   Department of Transportation
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,JD ,PE ,JH