LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 26, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair, House Committee on
               Environmental Regulation
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3431  by Merritt (Relating to a prohibition on the sale
               of gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
Some increases in fuel costs may be experienced by local governments from
removing MTBE from the market place in nonattainment areas.  However, no
significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   582   Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
                   303   General Services Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, ZS, TL