LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session May 12, 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 mass transit authorities.), Committee Report 2nd 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