LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 22, 2005

TO:	Honorable Todd Staples, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1092 by Staples (Relating to the authority of regional planning commissions with respect to mutual aid agreements for emergency management purposes.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would authorize a regional planning commission to render aid to other political subdivisions or other regional planning commissions under mutual agreements for emergency management purposes. A political subdivision would also be authorized to render aid to a regional planning commission under a mutual agreement for emergency management purposes. The bill would take effect immediately if the bill receives the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2005.

Under current statute, political subdivisions are the only entity authorized to render aid under a mutual agreement, and that agreement may be with another political subdivision only.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, DLBa