LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 6, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bill G. Carter, Chair, House Committee on Urban
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1621  by Coleman (Relating to the representation of the
               transportation disadvantaged
               in mass transportation.), Committee Report 1st House, as
               amended
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would require at least one member of each transit authority
board to be a representative of the transportation disadvantaged.
Current board members would be allowed to serve out their terms and the
bill would not prohibit those members from being reappointed if they
meet appropriate qualifications. The bill would take effect immediately
upon receipt of a favorable vote of two-thirds of both houses or on
September 1, 2001.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DB