LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways &
               Means
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HJR105  by Gallego (Proposing a constitutional amendment
               to authorize a county to grant volunteer firefighters and
               volunteer emergency medical technicians a  credit
               against county ad valorem taxes on real property of
               those persons.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the     *
*  cost of publication.                                                  *
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*  The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $80,000.   *
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The joint resolution does not contain enabling language.  The joint
resolution would authorize the legislature by general law to carry out
the provisions of the resolution.  Therefore, no fiscal impact other
than the cost of publication is anticipated.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   307   Secretary of State
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, BR