SRC-TAG H.B. 12 78(1)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 12
78S10276 JRD-DBy: Heflin (Staples)
Finance
7/14/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The 78th Legislature, Regular Session, enacted Section 161.0411 of the
Agriculture Code, providing for the registration of sellers, distributors,
or transporters of live domestic or exotic fowl in Texas.  The Texas
Animal Health Commission (commission) is charged under this act with
establishing fees for its enforcement.  H.B. 12 establishes the
appropriate fees collected by the Texas Animal Health Commission under the
Section 161.0411 (Domestic and Exotic Fowl Registration), Agriculture
Code, to the commission for administration of that section. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  (a)  Provides that all fees collected during the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas Animal Health
Commission (commission) under Section 161.0411 (Domestic and Exotic Fowl
Registration), Agriculture Code, as added by House Bill No. 2328, Acts of
the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are appropriated to the
commission for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for
the purpose of administering Section 161.0411. 
 
(b)  Requires any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred during
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in connection with
administering Section 161.0411, Agriculture Code, as added by House Bill
No. 2328, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to be paid
out of the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section and to be
allocated to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation items in
accordance with applicable rules of the comptroller of public accounts. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003, or November 1, 2003.