LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session February 12, 1999 TO: Honorable Gary Walker, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB52 by Cuellar (Relating to establishing a county planning commission to regulate subdivision platting and development.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact A county choosing to establish a planning commission could incur additional expenses associated with staff, office space and materials. The cost would depend on whether a county already has staff and other resources available to dedicate to a planning commission. Four counties provided fiscal impact estimates for the bill. Harris County and Denton County both anticipate no significant fiscal implications, since existing departments already perform much of the responsibilities that a planning commission is expected to require. Randall County estimates that a planning commission could require an additional county department at a cost of up to $200,000 per year. Travis County expects that the establishment of a planning commission would have a fiscal impact on several county departments and require additional office space but could not provide an exact estimate of the cost. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, DE, TL