LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 12, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on
               Agriculture & Livestock
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB672 by Wise (Relating to an interim study of farmland
               preservation.), As Introduced
  
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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
status of farmland preservation in this state.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DE, TT