LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 16, 1999 TO: Honorable David Counts, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2660 by Swinford (Relating to state drought planning and preparation.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** 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 planning and 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 of $7,030,162 in House Bill 1, as introduced. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, DE, DM