LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 8, 1997 TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1175 Committee on Natural Resources By: Whitmire Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1175 ( Relating to recall elections to remove a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1175-As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. If the voters of a municipal utility district exercise the right provided by this bill to petition for the an election on the removal of the director, the district could incur costs associated with holding an election for that purpose. The cost of an election would depend upon the number of residents within a district. Based on data collected in a survey conducted by the Texas Association of Counties, the median cost of a local election has been calculated at $0.40 per resident. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,TL