LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 15, 1999 TO: Honorable Bill Carter, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB 3543 by Hodge (Relating to competitive bidding by certain mass transit authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** 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