LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3490, As Passed 2nd House
          Speaker of the House                Holzheauser
          House of Representatives
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3490 ( Relating 
to the Texas Experimental and Recovery Activity (TERRA) of the 
Railroad Commission of Texas.) this office has detemined the 
following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3490-As Passed 2nd House
         

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 
 
         
The bill would dedicate the Texas Experimental Research and 
Recovery Activity (TERRA) account in the state treasury (account 
5014).  The bill would amend provisions relating to when funds 
deposited into the Oil Field Cleanup Account could be transferred 
to the account, and would specify circumstances under which 
funds in the account may be used for administrative and program 
costs.  
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   455   Railroad Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,JH