LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 3, 2001 TO: Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3481 by Eiland (Relating to counties authorized to create coastal county conservation districts.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill would authorize the creation of a coastal county conservation district in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico and has a beach parks board. Provisions of the bill would allow for secure bond initiatives as well as local tax assessments to support projects such as sea walls, shore renourishment, sand dune protection, vegetation stabilization, and erosion abatement. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 582 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 305 General Land Office LBB Staff: JK, DB, JC, TL