LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                               May 10, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Natural Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2660 by Swinford (Relating to state drought planning
               and preparation.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would designate the coordinator of the division of emergency
management as the state drought manager.  The state drought manager
would be responsible for managing and coordinating drought response
statewide.  The state drought manager would be supported in implementing
the provisions of the bill by the drought preparedness council,
consisting of nine other state agencies and other entities.  Costs
associated with this responsibility and not absorbed by participants in
the drought preparedness council could be absorbed within the division
of emergency management's annual budget.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   405   Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:         JK, DE, DM