LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 30, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3231, 
As Engrossed
          Committee on Finance                              By: Swinford
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3231 ( relating 
to the consolidation and use of certain accounts and funds of 
the Texas Natural Resource Convervation Commission) this office 
has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3231-As Engrossed
         

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would consolidate, rename and and repeal certain funds 
administered by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
(TNRCC).

No action of the bill would create additional revenue 
or change existing statutory dedications.  Revenue dedicated 
for a particular purpose before August 31, 1997 would not be 
authorized for another purpose by the provisions of the bill 
after August 31, 1997, although some revenue may be reallocated 
to a nominally different account.

The bill would allow appropriations 
made by the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, out of an existing 
fund which is abolished or consolidated by the bill to be made 
out of the fund or account which is provided for by the provisions 
of the bill.  The bill would take effect September, 1, 1997.

The 
bill does not create, repeal, or alter any state-imposed tax 
or fee, therefore there would be no fiscal impact on revenue 
collections.  However, some efficiencies should be gained by 
the TNRCC due to streamlining the number of accounts which have 
to be maintained and allocated through the financial system.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         582   Natural Resources Conservation Commission
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,RR ,BB ,MS