LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 28, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on
               Agriculture & Livestock
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1880  by Swinford (Relating to the creation, operation,
               and administration of agricultural development districts
               and granting the power of eminent domain and the
               authority to issue bonds.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
The Texas Farm Bureau was contacted to provide information on the local
fiscal impact of the bill.  An agricultural development district would be
self-funded through assessments of members of the district, the sale of
revenue bonds, proceeds from projects, grants, or donations. Initial
expenses for the order creating the district would be incurred by the
petitioners for the district. Election costs are the only other costs
identified and would be negligible if the election were to be held in
conjunction with a regularly scheduled general election. Election costs
would be incurred by the county and would vary by county size. Although
land within the agricultural development district would be exempt from
school taxes, the district would make payments to the school district
that would be equivalent to what would have been the tax amount.

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   582   Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
                   551   Texas Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, GS, DB