LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 15, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3558
          Committee on Judicial Affairs                              By: 
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3558 ( Relating 
to the duties of the district attorney and the county attorney 
in Wharton County.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3558-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
Wharton County officials anticipate that the shift in certain 
responsibilities of the Wharton County District Attorney and 
the County Attorney would result in additional personnel costs 
to the county of approximately $30,000 annually.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,DC