LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                            February 10, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Natural Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB272  by Brown, J.E. "Buster" (Relating to regional
               water planning groups.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.  The bill would reduce costs to local governments by
shifting legal representation related to regional plans to the state.
The Office of the Attorney General would represent officials or
employees of a political subdivision who serve on a regional planning
group or otherwise provide services through a contract between the group
and the subdivision.
  
  
Source Agencies:   580   Water Development Board, 582   Nat Resources
                   Conser Comm, 302   Office Of The Attorney General
LBB Staff:         JK, DE, DM