LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 8, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 3543  by Hodge (Relating to competitive bidding by
               certain mass transit authorities.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill could result in some administrative cost savings to transit
authorities.  The amount of savings would depend on the number of
contracts which an authority would chose to award through negotiation
rather than through competitive sealed bidding.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL, SD