LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
March 8, 1995
TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 810
Subcommittee on Agriculture By: Lucio
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
810 (Relating to the Department of Agriculture's certification of
Texas agricultural products and production processes and the
imposition of penalties.) 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 allow the Department of Agriculture to establish
new product and process certification standards for agricultural
, horticultural and related products. The bill would also allow
the department to set fees for the administration and enforcement
of the new subchapter.
The bill would allow for civil and administrative penalties.
Fines collected through civil penalties could be shared between
local governments and the general revenue fund. The amount of
fines collected under the proposed legislation cannot be
determined. Currently, only two programs, the citrus budwood
registration and the integrated pest management certification
programs are administered by the Department.
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 Cost Out Probable Revenue Change in
Year of General to the General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $6,000 $6,000 .0
1997 6,600 6,600 .0
1998 22,340 22,340 .4
1999 26,975 26,975 .5
2000 46,750 46,750 1.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
The fiscal implication to units of local government cannot be
determined.
Source: Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff: JK, JH, DF