LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                            February 15, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB 173  by Cain (Relating to the creation of municipal
               courts of record in
               Tyler.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
* The bill would allow the governing body of the City of Tyler to create
a municipal court of record.  The bill would take effect September 1,
1999.

* The City of Tyler would convert an existing municipal court into a
municipal court of record.  The conversion would result in no additional
capital construction costs.  Additional operating costs over current
operating costs for the municipal court would be $51,900 each year.  The
City of Tyler would have one-time capital costs of $7,000 for equipment.

* Additional annual revenue generated by the municipal court is estimated
at $43,850.

* Information on the capital and operating costs of the court, and
estimates on court revenue generation was provided by the City of Tyler
Municipal Court Administrator's office.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL, DG