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