LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2007

TO:	Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1349 by Burnam (Relating to a prohibition against institutions of higher education entering into certain contracts regarding the development or production of nuclear weapons.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit an institution of higher education from entering into a contract with a person to administer, maintain, manage, or operate a facility or program that conducts research or other activity directly related to the development or production of nuclear weapons. Institutions of higher education have indicated that they do not have contracts with any persons directly related to the development or production of nuclear weapons. Therefore there would not be a fiscal impact to the State.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, RT, GO