LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 1, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways &
               Means
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1710  by Van de Putte (Relating to requirements
               regarding and terms of local tax abatement agreements.),
               As Engrossed
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would amend Section 312.206 of the Tax Code relating to a
deadline and certain terms of local tax abatement agreements.

The bill would delete the current requirement that when a municipality
enters into a tax abatement agreement, the other taxing units must
execute a tax abatement agreement with the owner no later than the 90th
day after the date that the municipal agreement was executed.

The bill would reword current language concerning the statutory
requirements for any tax abatement agreements.
  
Local Government Impact
  
Because the bill only would address procedural provisions in the law,
there would be no fiscal impact to units of local government.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, BR