LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 24, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2692, As Engrossed
          Committee on Intergovernmental Relations                              By: Ehrhardt
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2692 ( Relating 
to the method of bidding for certain contracts related to community 
development programs.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2692-As Engrossed
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would exempt municipalities from the competitive bidding 
requirements prescribed in Section 252.021 of the Local Government 
Code when making  purchases for community development programs 
made under a request-for-proposal process.

No significant 
fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. 
 
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         332   Department of Housing and Community Affairs
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TL