LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 6, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Technology & Business Growth
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB976  by Brown, J. E. "Buster" (Relating to the creation
               of a business technology outreach program.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB976, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(702,072) through the      *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                      *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                           $(251,036)  *
          *       2001                            (451,036)  *
          *       2002                            (451,036)  *
          *       2003                            (451,036)  *
          *       2004                            (451,036)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year      Probable Savings/(Cost) from      *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                               $(251,036) *
         *      2001                                (451,036) *
         *      2002                                (451,036) *
         *      2003                                (451,036) *
         *      2004                                (451,036) *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would create a business technology outreach program at the Texas
Aerospace Commission to assist businesses making use of technology
developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and allow
the Commission to award grants to economic development organizations to
assists program participants.  The Commission would be required to
appoint a board of technical advisors and adopt rules and regulations to
administer the program.

The bill would take effect September 1, 1999.
  
  
Methodology
  
The Commission estimates the additional workload generated by the bill
would require an additional 1.5 FTE's and would result in an initial
grant program of $200,000 the first year and $400,000 for every year
thereafter.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TH, RT