LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session March 24, 1997 TO: Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3029 Committee on Land and Resource Management By: Olivo House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3029 ( Relating to the enforcement of land use restrictions in certain counties.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3029-As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would allow county attorneys in counties with populations exceeding 200,000 to enforce subdivision platting restrictions. Counties could recover some costs associated with enforcing platting restrictions, since Chapter 203 of the Property Code provides for an administrative fee to administer the chapter. Denton County anticipates that these fees would be sufficient so that the bill would result in no significant fiscal implications to the county. Tarrant County and Travis County both anticipate that this bill would result in increased costs. Tarrant County estimates initial start-up costs of about $39,000 and continuing annual costs of approximately $130,000, because of the need to hire additional staff and acquire additional equipment. Travis County estimates an annual impact of $137,000, including staff and equipment acquisition costs. Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,TL