LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 14, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways &
               Means
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1552 by Craddick (relating to taxpayer protests
               relating to the appraisal of certain pooled or unitized
               mineral interests), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would determine the appraisal review board (ARB) jurisdiction of
some protests involving pooled or unitized mineral interests.  All ARBs
in Texas are charged with applying the same statutory standards when
determining property value disputes
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, BB, BR