LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 4, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1685  by Bernsen (Relating to the regulation and
               promotion of the oyster industry in this state.), As
               Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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In addition to other provisions of the bill, the bill would create the
Texas Oyster Council (TOC) to advise the Board of Health on matters
relating to oysters and would create the Oyster Advisory Committee (OAC)
to advise the Texas Department of Agriculture on promotion and
advertisement of the Texas Oyster Industry.  Members of both the TOC and
the OAC would serve without the compensation or reimbursement of
expenses.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   501   Department of Health, 551   Department of
                   Agriculture
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, DE, KF