LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair, House Committee on
               Environmental Regulation
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1476  by Chisum (Relating to the creation of an
               information link for state agencies with jurisdiction
               over environmental and natural resources matters.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Some agencies could experience administrative costs associated with
developing and maintaining an information link. However, these costs are
not expected to be significant. This estimate assumes that the River
Compact Commissions would establish and maintain an information link
through the Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   313   Department of Information Resources, 592
                   State Soil & Water Conservation Board, 582   Texas
                   Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 551
                   Texas Department of Agriculture, 455   Railroad
                   Commission of Texas, 596   Texas River Compact
                   Commissions, 802   Texas Parks and Wildlife
                   Department, 580   Texas Water Development Board, 554
                   Texas Animal Health Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, TL, NV