LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 28, 1997
TO: Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 218
Committee on Land and Resource Management By: Brimer
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB218 ( Relating
to enforcement of the National Flood Insurance Program by certain
counties; providing a civil penalty.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB218-As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would provide a civil penalty of no more than $100
per day per incident for persons who violate the provisions
of the National Flood Insurance Program as prescribed in Subchapter
I, Chaper 16, Water Code. The bill would provide Tarrant County
with the authority to enforce the provisions of the subchapter
and recover the civil penalty provided.
Municipalities already
enforce the provisions of Subchapter I, although some levy penalties
in excess of the $100 per day per incident maximum that would
be set by this bill. However, the threat of enforcement is
usually sufficient to deter violations, and municipalities rarely
assess penalties. Therefore, no significant impact to municipalities
is anticipated.
It is expected that Tarrant County would
likewise experience virtually universal compliance, if it were
granted the enforcement provisions of the bill. Therefore,
no significant impact to Tarrant County is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 582 Natural Resources Conservation Commission
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board
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