LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 7, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Natural Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3483  by Ramsay (Relating to the creation, powers, and
               duties of the Clean Coal Technology Council.), As
               Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would establish the Texas Clean Coal Technology Council (TCCTC)
to promote the use of clean  coal technology in Texas.  The TCCTC would
coordinate and provide direction to the state agency designated by the
TCCTC to seek funding and to administer pilot projects for the purpose
of evaluating alternative clean coal technologies.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   582   Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
                   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts, 455   Railroad
                   Commission of Texas, 475   Office of Public Utility
                   Counsel
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, TL