LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 24, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB 710  by Wentworth (Relating to the subdivision of land
               outside a municipality.), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
In most cases, counties would be able to meet the time limits for plat
approval without significant additional cost.  In some cases, counties
could incur additional costs associated with staff or engineering
consultants to meet the 60-day deadline for final action on a plat
application or the 120-day deadline if a takings impact statement is
required.  The cost to counties would depend on the number and
complexity of plat applications processed in a given year.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL, DE