LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1259  by Gallegos (Relating to the representation of
               the transportation disadvantaged in mass
               transportation.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would require at least one member of each transit authority
board to be a representative of the transportation disadvantaged.
Current board members would be allowed to serve out their terms and the
bill would not prohibit those members from being reappointed if they
meet appropriate qualifications. The bill would take effect immediately
upon receipt of a favorable vote of two-thirds of both houses or on
September 1, 2001.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DB