LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          March 28, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair           IN RE:  Senate BillNo. 1146
         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.
1146 (Relating to citrus fruit maturity standards.) 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 the Texas Agriculture Code by changing dates
when citrus, particularly oranges and grapefruit, may be
transported, tested, or prepared for sale.  There could be a loss
of revenue to the state due to fewer citrus lot inspections, but
the loss would be offset by a reduction in costs associated with
conducting fewer tests. 


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




Source:   Department of Agriculture
          LBB Staff: JK, JH, DF