Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3817 by Hunter (Relating to the procedure for conducting surveys of public land, including the requirements regarding field notes and coordinate systems.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to allow for an alternate coordinate system to be used for surveys of public land.
Based on information provided by the General Land Office and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
305 General Land Office, 712 Texas A&M Eng Expr Station