LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 12, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways &
               Means
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2752  by Jones, Elizabeth (Relating to the contracting
               authority of, authorized uses for tax proceeds by, and
               eligibility for participation in tax increment financing
               of certain hospital districts.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant  fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.       *
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The bill would prohibit hospital districts in counties with a population
of 190,000 or more from future participation in tax increment financing.
The bill would also prohibit amending existing plans in regard to
certain terms of the hospital district participation.

There should be minimal impact to local governments since any existing
plans where hospital districts participate would not be affected.  Any
possible impact would be prospective in regards to new proposals or
amending existing plans to increase or extend hospital district
participation.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, DB, BR