LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1561  by Chavez (Relating to telephone prepaid calling
               card services.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require one rule making proceeding to occur in fiscal year
2002 and expand the enforcement authority of the Public Utility
Commission, both of which could be completed with current resources.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   475   Office of Public Utility Counsel, 473   Public
                   Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff:         JK, RB, KM