LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 23, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1582, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Environmental Regulation                              By: Hirschi
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1582 ( Relating 
to permit and notice requirements for applicators of aquatic 
pesticides in certain bodies of water.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1582-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 
 
         
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 Texas Department of Agriculture estimates 
its net fiscal impact at $0, since the bill would allow a fee 
to be charged to cover costs incurred.  Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Department has indicated that the bill will not impose enough 
additional responsibilities on the department to create a significant 
fiscal impact.  

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation 
Commission states that provisions of the bill requiring the 
commission to rule on possible contamination of drinking water 
sources by proposed pesticide applications would increase costs. 
 The commission estimates the bill's provisions would require 
two new FTEs; the positions would be Environmental Quality Specialists, 
and the annual cost of salaries and benefits would exceed $100,000. 
 
         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB