LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB930  by Junell (Relating to the operation and oversight
               of a regional planning commission, council of government,
               or other similar regional planning agency.), As
               Introduced
  
**************************************************************************
*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB930, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(165,886) through the      *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                      *
**************************************************************************
  
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact:
  
          ****************************************************
          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                            $(85,443)  *
          *       2001                             (80,443)  *
          *       2002                             (80,443)  *
          *       2003                             (80,443)  *
          *       2004                             (80,443)  *
          ****************************************************
  
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
***********************************************************************
*Fiscal    Probable    Probable    Probable    Probable   Change in    *
* Year     Savings/    Revenue     Savings/    Revenue    Number of    *
*        (Cost) from Gain/(Loss) (Cost) from Gain/(Loss)    State      *
*          General       from       Other     from Other  Employees    *
*          Revenue     General     Special     Special   from FY 1999  *
*            Fund      Revenue    Districts   Districts                *
*            0001        Fund                                          *
*                        0001                                          *
*  2000     $(85,443)          $0          $0          $0         1.0  *
*  2001      (80,443)           0           0           0         1.0  *
*  2002      (80,443)           0           0           0         1.0  *
*  2003      (80,443)           0           0           0         1.0  *
*  2004      (80,443)           0           0           0         1.0  *
***********************************************************************
  
Technology Impact
  
The Office of the Governor has indicated it would need additional
resources to implement the oversight provisions of this bill, including
a microcomputer and related equipment.
  
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The Office of the Governor has indicated that additional resources would
be needed to implement the oversight and technical assistance provisions
of the bill.  One full-time employee would be needed for financial
oversight and rule-making.  Travel costs sufficient to allow for at
least one trip to each of the 24 councils of government are also
included.
  
  
Methodology
  
Costs include one professional employee to provide oversight of
rule-making and finances, to monitor audits and other reports, and
approve salary schedules.  Any savings to the state due to improved
accountability of expenditures by councils of government are not
expected to be significant.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, PH, ZS