LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 28, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Robert Junell, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2778
          Committee on Appropriations                              By: Junell
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2778 ( Relating 
to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous 
claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated 
by this Act; making appropriations.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2778-As Introduced
         
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net 
negative impact of $(37,096) to General Revenue Related Funds 
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
         

         
   Appropriations:
   
     The bill would appropriate the following amounts:
   
  Fiscal Year Appropriation 
          out of                                                                             
          General                                                                            
          Revenue Fund                                                                       
          0001                                                                                
     1998       $37,096                                                                      
     1999             0                                                                      
 
Fiscal Analysis
 
The bill would make appropriations from the General Revenue 
Fund to pay miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state.
 
Methodolgy
 
The cost of the appropriation authority contained in Section 
2 of the bill would be dependent on amounts appropriated by 
the Legislature to pay specific judgments and settlements.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions 
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage 
is estimated as follows:
 
Five Year Impact:
 
Fiscal Year Probable           
            Savings/(Cost)                                                                                
            from General                                                                                  
            Revenue Fund                                                                                  
            0001                                                                                           
       1998         ($37,096)                                                                        
       1998                 0                                                                        
       2000                 0                                                                        
       2001                 0                                                                        
       2002                 0                                                                        
 
 
         Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
 
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds 
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
 
              Fiscal Year      Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
                               General Revenue Related Funds
                                             Funds
               1998            ($37,096)
               1999                    0
               2000                    0
               2001                    0
               2002                    0
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,RR ,KO