LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session March 13, 1997 TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 347 Committee on Natural Resources By: Harris Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB347 ( Relating to enforcement by political subdivisions of the National Flood Insurance Program; providing a civil penalty.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB347-As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would grant local governments enforcement power with reference to development in floodplains if they meet current standards of detailed mapping for controlling elevations and floodways. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) community Status database indicates that over 600 of 950 local government units currently meet or exceed those standards. Local government units not meeting the standard could incur the costs of detailed surveys by a qualified entity, such as the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). Current FEMA surveys to detail controlling elevations and floodways are billed at approximately $5,000 per stream mile. Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,TL