LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                              April 9, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Edmund Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on State
               Recreational Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2719  by Noriega (Relating to the use of obsolete
               bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial
               reefs.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to work
with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and local governments
to use obsolete bridges, tunnels and causeways to create artificial
reefs for use as state parks.  TxDOT is authorized to transfer these
bridges, tunnels and causeways to the TPWD, which under the bill, is
authorized to use the General Revenue-Dedicated Account No. 679 to create
artificial reefs with the transferred bridges and tunnels.

Funding to implement the provisions of this bill is expected to come from
funds budgeted by TxDOT for demolishing obsolete bridges, and funds
budgeted by TPWD for operating and maintaining artificial reefs.
  
Technology Impact
  
None.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   305   General Land Office, 601   Texas Department of
                   Transportation, 802   Texas Parks and Wildlife
                   Department
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, ZS