LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 12, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1168  by Madla (Relating to authorizing counties to
               order a referendum on the increase or decrease of flood
               control taxes or the use of funds generated by flood
               control taxes.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill would authorize a commissioners court to order a referendum on
the question of whether to increase or decrease flood control taxes or
whether to fund a proposed flood control project.  Costs incurred would
be for conducting the referendum vote.  Based on the cost per registered
voter to hold an election in a sample of cities and counties, the average
cost per registered voter is $0.91.

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DB