LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 21, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on
               Agriculture & Livestock
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 672 by Wise (relating to an interim study of the
               effects of urban encroachment on agricultural land),
               Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill requires the Texas Department of Agriculture to appoint an
advisory committee to assist in the review and evaluation and to obtain
information or recommendations from interested persons regarding the
effects of urban encroachment on agricultural land in this state.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   551   Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff:         JK, DE, TT