LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 24, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Ron E. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Energy
               Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3426  by Merritt (Relating to the transfer of
               responsibility for responding to and cleaning up certain
               oil discharges in coastal areas to the Railroad
               Commission of Texas.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill would transfer responsibility for responding to and cleaning up
certain oil discharges in coastal areas from the General Land Office to
the Railroad Commission of Texas.

It is assumed that all operating costs and full-time equivalent positions
associated with the transfer of powers and duties will be transferred to
the Railroad Commission.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   582   Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
                   305   General Land Office, 802   Texas Parks and
                   Wildlife Department, 304   Comptroller of Public
                   Accounts, 455   Railroad Commission of Texas
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, SK