LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 16, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3120  by Chisum (Relating to the duties and salary of
               the Carson County Attorney.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB3120, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(162,024) through the     *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                      *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                            $(81,012)  *
          *       2001                             (81,012)  *
          *       2002                             (81,012)  *
          *       2003                             (81,012)  *
          *       2004                             (81,012)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year      Probable Savings/(Cost) from      *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                                $(81,012) *
         *      2001                                 (81,012) *
         *      2002                                 (81,012) *
         *      2003                                 (81,012) *
         *      2004                                 (81,012) *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require the state to compensate the Carson County Attorney
in the same manner that the state compensates district attorneys.
Carson County would be required to pay $28,500 of that amount.  The bill
would remove one county from the four county area represented by the
100th District Attorney.
  
  
Methodology
  
The annual cost of the salary and benefits of a district attorney (who
may practice) to the state is $111,262.  Carson County would pay $28,500
of this amount while the state would pay the remaining $82,762.  The
state would save $1,750 in a travel expense allotment given to the 100th
District Attorney.

Information from the Comptroller of Public Accounts was used to determine
the salary and benefit levels of district attorneys (who may practice)
and the amount of the state travel expense allotment.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, PE, DG