LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 17, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3545, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
          Committee on Jurisprudence                              By: Oliveira
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3545 ( Relating 
to the statutory county courts in Cameron County.) this office 
has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3545-Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
         

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
The bill would create County Court at Law #3 for Cameron County. 
 Cameron County officials expect increased costs to the county 
will be between $200,000 and $400,000 annually for the operation 
of an additional county court at law.  The bill would take effect 
September 1, 1997.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,DC