LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1167  by Madla (Relating to the administration, powers,
               duties, and operations of certain emergency services
               districts; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would amend various codes as they relate to the administration,
powers and operations of emergency services districts.  Among other
provisions, the bill would apply the write-in provisions of the Election
Code to the election of emergency service commissioners.  The bill would
allow emergency services districts to appoint fire marshals and to
designate the fire marshal as a peace officer under the Code of Criminal
Procedure.   The bill would also give districts authority in the area of
hazardous waste services, including assessing fees.

The bill would raise the population requirement to 3 million for two
provisions, and therefore only applying to Harris County, and would
raise the ceiling on property taxes in certain districts in Harris
County to 10 cents per $100 value from six cents.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   454   Texas Department of Insurance, 501   Texas
                   Department of Health, 304   Comptroller of Public
                   Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, DB