LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 5, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Fred Hill, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3531, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Urban Affairs                              By: Ehrhardt
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3531 ( Relating 
to the uses for the Texas capital trust fund and the funding 
of and the uses for the housing trust fund.) this office has 
detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3531-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   FN Revision 1
         
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net 
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium 
ending August 31, 1999.
         
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal 
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions 
of the bill.
         
 
Fiscal Analysis
 
This bill would transfer the funds from the Texas Capital Trust 
Fund No. 0543 to the Housing Trust Fund.  The transfer would 
occur at the end of each fiscal year and include any unappropriated 
or unencumbered balance in the fund.

This bill would take 
effect September 1, 1997.


 
Methodolgy
 
The estimated loss is based on expected fund balances in Fund 
0543 established by the Comptroller's office.  
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 Revenue   Probable Revenue   
            Gain/(Loss) from   Gain/(Loss) from                                                           
            Texas Capitol      Housing Trust                                                              
            Trust Account/     Fund in the                                                                
            GR-Dedicated       Treasury                                                                   
                               Safekeeping                                                                
                               Trust Company                                                              
            0543               OTHER-OTH                                                                   
       1998      ($3,329,000)        $3,329,000                                                      
       1998         (778,000)           778,000                                                      
       2000         (778,000)           778,000                                                      
       2001         (778,000)           778,000                                                      
       2002         (778,000)           778,000                                                      
 
 
         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                   $0
               1999                    0
               2000                    0
               2001                    0
               2002                    0
 
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as 
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   332   Department of Housing and Community Affairs
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TL ,RA