LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
March 8, 1995
TO: Honorable Bill Sims, Chair IN RE: Senate BillNo. 700,
Committee on Natural Resources as amended
Senate By: Sims, Lucio
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
700 (relating to the registration of pesticides) this office has
determined the following:
The bill would amend provisions relating to the registration of
pesticides by allowing pesticide registration renewals to take
place on a biennial rather than an annual basis. The bill would
also change the amount of the fee for each pesticide registered
from $100 to $300. These proposed amendments would result in
lower administrative costs to the Department of Agriculture.
The department would be authorized to establish staggered
registration dates.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Revenue Probable Savings Change in
Year Gain to General to General Revenue Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $833,600 .0
1997 524,150 6,189 .0
1998 834,500 44,065 (1.0)
1999 858,800 44,065 (1.0)
2000 858,800 44,065 (1.0)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff: JK, JH, DF