LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2003

TO:	Honorable Rick Hardcastle, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3061 by Flores (Relating to regulation of the disposal of animal remains.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from adopting a rule related to the disposal of livestock unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission. The bill also requires that disposal of livestock remains be consistent with rules adopted by the TCEQ, and that disposal of a livestock carcass occur in the county in which it was discovered.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	554 Animal Health Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:	JK, CL, TL