LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2007

TO:	Honorable Mike Krusee, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2945 by Murphy (Relating to a municipality's method of compensating a person for the removal of a sign as required by the municipality.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality to pay the compensable costs to the owner of a sign that must be removed by allowing a sign to remain in place for a period sufficient for the owner to recover the compensable cost.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, DB