LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 17, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Robert Junell, Chair, House Committee on
               Appropriations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1837  by Shapleigh (Relating to the creation of the
               Texas Border Strategic Investment Commission;  making an
               appropriation.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would establish the Texas Border Strategic Investment Commission
to identify and recommend funding for strategic economic development
initiatives in the six metropolitan statistical areas in the
Texas-Mexico border region.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, SD