LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 23, 2005

TO:	Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2902 by Hilderbran (Relating to the maintenance and preservation of historic courthouses and records.), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code to require the Texas Historical Commission to implement a maintenance component within the historic courthouse preservation program to ensure that historic county courthouses funded through the historic courthouse preservation program are maintained by their respective counties. The bill would also increase the limitation on the grant amount for a historic courthouse project and the percentage of funding available to the Texas Historical Commission for administering the courthouse preservation program. It is anticipated that existing resources can absorb any costs to implement these provisions of the bill.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 306 Library & Archives Commission, 808 Historical Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, LB, WK, MS, KJG, NR