LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Natural Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB953  by Lucio (Relating to the duration of a hunting or
               fishing license, stamp, tag, or permit.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB953, As Introduced:  positive impact of $0 through the biennium     *
*  ending August 31, 2003.                                               *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2002                                   $0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
          *       2005                                    0  *
          *       2006                                    0  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                   Game, Fish and Water Safety      *
         *                      Account/ GR-Dedicated         *
         *                              0009                  *
         *      2002                                       $0 *
         *      2003                                (927,650) *
         *      2004                              (1,880,770) *
         *      2005                              (2,859,080) *
         *      2006                              (3,863,980) *
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Technology Impact
  
According to Parks and Wildlife the bill would necessitate reworking the
automated license system to accommodate the change in license year.
  
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would change the expiration date of several Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department  issued recreational and commercial licenses and
stamps.  The affected recreational and commercial licenses and stamps
would be valid from the date of issuance through the day before the
first anniversary of the date of issuance.  Currently the majority of
these licenses and stamps expire on August 31st.   The bill directs that
changes made by this act apply only to licenses, stamps, tags or permits
issued on or after September 1, 2002
  
  
Methodology
  
Parks and Wildlife reviewed historical license issuance and arrest
records for years when the resident fishing license expired one year
from date of issue.  This period was from 9/1/74 through 5/31/78.   This
percentage impact to licenses and fines during this period was phased in
over four years. Net loss in revenue is due to a reduction in the number
of licenses issued.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   802   Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, SK