LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2003

TO:	Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB786 by Shapleigh (Relating to establishing task forces in certain border communities to study impediments to trade in the border region. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish border community trade task forces in the four municipalities with the largest populations in the border region to identify procedural and infrastructure impediments to the
free flow of trade between the United States and Mexico.  The task forces would be abolished  on September 1, 2005. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	333 Office of State-Federal Relations, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff:	JK, EB, VDS, KG, AR