LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 11, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Edmund Kuempel, Chair        IN RE:  House Bill No. 1823
         Committee on State Recreational                By: Bosse
         Resources
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1823 (Relating to regulation by the Parks and Wildlife Department
of the taking of marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell;
providing a civil penalty.) this office has determined the
following:

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.

The bill would amend Chapter 86 of the Parks and Wildlife Code in
order to provide greater flexibility to the Parks and Wildlife
Department in determining the activities which require a permit,
and the activities which do not require a permit because they are
conducted in accordance with certain conditions.  The bill would
authorize the Parks and Wildlife Commission to require a
nonrefundable processing fee to be submitted with the certain
non-permitted activities for which notification is required.

The bill would also clarify language regarding Parks and
Wildlife's authority to adopt rules regarding permits, including
the setting and collection of application fees, the exemption of
certain long-term continuing projects from repetitious permitting
processes.  According to Parks and Wildlife, the bill would
streamline the process by which permits are issued, and result in
greater efficiency.

The bill could result in a revenue gain to Game, Fish, and Water
Safety Receipts (Account 009).  The amount of the revenue gain    




cannot be determined, but is not expected to be significant.

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


Source:   Parks and Wildlife Department
          LBB Staff: JK, PVT, DF