LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 28, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2508
          Committee on Human Services                              By: Hilderbran
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2508 ( Relating 
to a study and a pilot project related to the use of finger-imaging 
in the electronic benefits transfer program.) this office has 
detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2508-As Introduced
         
No significant 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.

The bill would have no impact on general revenue 
funds as the bill stipulates that the Department of Human Services 
shall implement the pilot project using only private and federal 
funds, and at no cost to retailers who participate in the project. 
 The department has not determined what funding source would 
be utilized.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   324   Department of Human Services
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,PP