LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 5, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2980  by Hamric (Relating to rural fire prevention
               districts.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill could result in some election cost savings to rural fire
prevention districts located in more than one district, since it would
move the election of initial fire commissioners from a day other than
the November uniform election date to one of the four uniform election
dates. Since under current law such elections generally require a
separate election, a district could save the cost of a separate election
if the initial fire commissioner election could be combined with another
election. The savings associated with eliminating the need for a
separate election would depend on the population within the fire
protection district. Based on a recent survey of local governments, it
is estimated that the median cost of a local election is approximately
$0.52 per resident.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL