LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             January 20, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB200  by Madla (Relating to state and regional
               coordination of planning and development for
               implementation of state programs.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require state agencies to coordinate planning with
commissions for the orderly implementation of state programs at the
regional level.  The bill would take effect immediately.
 
It is anticipated that costs associated with coordinating with local
government would be absorbed by state agencies. The Comptroller of Public
Accounts (CPA) reports that state agencies currently coordinate with
councils of governments to facilitate programs for more efficient
operation and to avoid duplication.  The CPA reports that the fiscal
impact cannot be determined because future programs that involve state
agencies, council of governments, and local governments will vary.

  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, DB