LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 14, 1999 TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB 1304 by Brown, J. E. "Buster" (relating to the control of aflatoxin), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB1304, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: positive impact * * of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2001. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $0 * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Revenue Change in Number of * * Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from * * Feed Control Fund Feed Control Fund FY 1999 * * 0058 0058 * * 2000 $(200,000) $95,000 4.0 * * 2001 (200,000) 95,000 4.0 * * 2002 (200,000) 95,000 4.0 * * 2003 (200,000) 95,000 4.0 * * 2004 (200,000) 95,000 4.0 * ************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service would establish by rule aflatoxin contamination levels considered safe for whole seed and whole grain offered for retail sale for wildlife feed. Methodology The largest part of revenues collected would come from increased tonnage fees in the amount of 17 cents per ton. A lesser portion of revenues would come from amounts accrued associated with the increase in the number of licenses. Existing regulatory funds (from the Feed Control Fund) would cover the remainder of costs incurred. Four additional FTEs would be required to handle investigation, sampling, and label review activities. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 556 Agricultural Experiment Station Texas LBB Staff: JK, DE, LD, KC