LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Intergovernmental Relations
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1105  by Bernsen (Relating to regulating mass
               gatherings on public beaches in coastal counties;
               providing a penalty.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would authorize counties that border the Gulf of Mexico or its
tidewater limits to regulate mass gatherings of 200 people or more on
public beaches in the unincorporated area of the county. The county
commissioners court would require a permit to be obtained prior to the
gathering and would charge a fee for the permit. The revenue generated
by the permit fee would offset administrative costs associated with
issuing permits and enforcement of the regulations. A violation of the
order would be a Class B misdemeanor.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DB